al-Imām al-Manṣūr ʼAbdullah b. Ḥamzah b. Sulaymān (d. 614/1217): a biography by his disciple Al-Faqīh Ḥumayd b. Ahmad al Muḥallī (d. 652/1254) in his work Al-Ḥad̄ʼiq al-Wardiyyah fī Manāqib Aʼimmah al-Zaydiyyah, v. 2: a critical edition

al-Shamahi, Abdulla (2003) al-Imām al-Manṣūr ʼAbdullah b. Ḥamzah b. Sulaymān (d. 614/1217): a biography by his disciple Al-Faqīh Ḥumayd b. Ahmad al Muḥallī (d. 652/1254) in his work Al-Ḥad̄ʼiq al-Wardiyyah fī Manāqib Aʼimmah al-Zaydiyyah, v. 2: a critical edition. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This is the biography of the Zaydi Imam, 'Abdullah b. I:Iamzah, who stood against
the Ayyfibid's rule in Yemen, of his time. The biography covers the Imam's life,
family background and relations with other sects. These include the Shi'ah and the
Zaydis, particularly those of the Mutarrafis.
The biography also gives a detailed picture of the Imam's relations and conflicts
with the local Ayyfibids in Yemen.
As the author considered the Imam a great authority in the field of religion and
thinking, we find a large amount of quotations from the Imam's works, both poetry
and prose. The author, as the Imam did, gave special attention to the authority of the
Fatimi 'Alawid's descendants in the field of religion, and in particular how the post
of Imamate should be aquired only by them.
The importance of this work comes from the fact that it is the only surviving
complete biography of this Imam, written by one of his well known and
distinguished contemporaries.
The highly classical Arabic which the author used to write the biography, increased
the prestige of the work, and added importance to it. This reflects AI-Mu1;lalli's
authority in the fields of Arabic language, literature and history.
The thesis consists of two main parts; Section A (or 1) is a short introduction and
study to the text and its author, followed by the English translation of the Arabic
text, while Section B (or 2) is the edited Arabic text (the biography). Finally the
conclusion, will illustrate the main points in the whole work.
I hope the work I produce can represent a valuable addition to Yemeni history,
literature and beliefs.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities
• Supervisor's Name: Mattock, Professor John and Siddiqui, Dr M.
• Date of Award: 2003
• Depositing User: Ms Mary Anne Meyering
• Unique ID: glathesis:2003-6835
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2015 14:39
• Last Modified: 11 Nov 2015 10:46
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/6835