History of Himaya

The history of Himaya concerns the development of Himaya, the dominant faith in South Abaria and portions of North Hylasia.

Originating in the 700s CE from the teachings of the prophet Al-Hakam in the contemporary Ruchanid Empire, the first appear in the historical record as an eclectic, messianic movement comprised of Abbasian andPalmerist groups opposed to the Ruchanid order and which awaited the coming of the Palmerist Revealer. With the defeat of the Ruchanids and the rise of the Shiraqic Qal'adesh in the 800s CE, Himaya underwent a period of consolidation and institutionalization, with the compilation of much of the Hamin canon and the establishment of hagiographic accounts of Al-Hakam. With the eclipse of the post-Hernician Calesian world following the Principal invasions, the Qal'adesh turned into a center of the arts, sciences, and commerce. While the Qal'adesh separated into the Four Emirates in the 1100s, the Hamin faith maintained a substantial degree of orthodoxy, with the standardization of many aspects of Hamin practice under the Translators. During the first five centuries of its existence, Himaya spread across much of South Abaria, coming into conflict and interaction with the Adorationalists and Watani faiths, and later Gregorianism.

The Catabole and ensuing Catabolic crisis caused the collapse of the Abbasian-led order and the Great Fitna, during which sectarian divisions led to the emergence of the divergent Mutatariff sects and the division of the Shiraq under various radical sects and orders. While the Shiraq fell under disarray, the Abbasian Mustasaadi hosts conquered much of North Hylasia, causing the spread of Himaya there and the establishment of a parallel center of Hamin faith. The Mutatariff-led order ended when the Artuchid conquests led to the movement of many Berkic and !Iranian tribes, leading to the establishment of the Saqlaganids, Hamimids, and !Ottomans, along with the ensuing consolidation of the normative and Mutatariff sects under the the Taqlidi and He'ara paradigms, respectively.

The downfall of many of the great gunpowder empires of Abaria following the Great War, along with the triple threat of Razanite reversionism, Adorationalist migration, and Calesian interests led to many conflicts in the Hamin world that continue this day. Regardless, interaction with Calesian customs has led to the rise of new developments in Hamin thought, including the rise of modernist Mithali ideology.