Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami

Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Yemen
Name in native language	أبو الفتح الناصر الديلمي
Date wey edie	1053
Ein occupation	imam
Position ehold	Imam of Yemen
Religion anaa worldview	Islam

Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami (he die 1053) na he be an imam of de Zaidi state insyd Yemen wey rule from c. 1038 to 1053.

Genealogy

1. Imam Ali al-Murtada
2. Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba
3. Zayd
4. al-Hasan
5. Ali
6. Abdullah
7. Ahmad
8. Abdullah
9. Muhammad
10. Isa
11. Muhammad
12. al-Husayn
13. Abu'l-Fath al-Nasir al-Dailimi

From Deylaman to Yemen

Na Abu'l-Fath be a Sayyid buh no be a member of de dynasty of de Rassids. He trace ein descent from Zaid bin al-Hasan bin Ali, grandson of de caliph Ali. Dem born den raise am insyd Deylaman south of de Caspian Sea wer der sanso be a Zaydiyyah congregation, hence ein cognomen ad-Dailami. Abu'l-Fath arrive to Yemen insyd 1038 anaa later, wey he claim de Zaidi imamate. Insyd 1046 de tribesmen of Hamdan accept am, wey na he be able to seize Sa'dah den San'a insyd de same year. De new ruler set out to organize de Yemeni highland, wey dey appoint officials den collecting land taxes den zakat. As ein permanent residence, he use a fortified mountain near Dhibin. Insyd 1047 several further highland groups submit to Abu'l-Fath, wey dey include de emir Ja'far, bro of imam al-Mahdi al-Husayn den leader of de Husayniyya Zaidi sect.

Sulayhid victory

However, de power of de imam rest on shaky ground. Ja'far den de Hamdan chief Ibn Abi Hashid soon fall out plus am, wey he san loose San'a . Abu'l-Fath withdraw to ein stronghold insyd Dhibin wer he fight Ja'far. Na ein powers further be eclipsed by de Shi'ite Sulayhid Dynasty wich begin to expand insyd de highlands. Na Abu'l-Fath for move from place to place, wey he try to enlist de support of de Mamluk Najahid dynasty insyd Zabid. Insyd 1053 (anaa, insyd anoda account, 1055) de Sulayhid forces overcam de imam at Najd-al-Jah, wey na dem kill am plus 70 followers. Na dem bury de slain imam insyd Radman insyd de Ans region, wey ein grave subsequently be de object of veneration by pilgrims. Among ein writings, one fi mention two Qur'anic commentaries, den a collection of answers to legal den theological questions. Sam of ein theological standpoints dem say e be eccentric. Thru ein career insyd Yemen, na he fi influence de introduction of Zaidi doctrine den literature from de Caspian region.

Read further

• Robert W. Stookey, Yemen; The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Boulder 1978.