Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami

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 

 Imam Ali al-Murtada
 Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba
 Zayd
 al-Hasan
 Ali
 Abdullah
 Ahmad
 Abdullah
 Muhammad
 Isa
 Muhammad
 al-Husayn
 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.The filiation is: Zaid - al-Hasan - Ali - Abdallah - Ahmad - Abdallah - Muhammad - Isa - Muhammad - al-Husayn - Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami. 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.Cesare Ansaldi, Il Yemen nella storia e nella leggenda. Roma 1933, p. 135. 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.

 References 

 Read further 

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

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