Within the Islamic history of Yemen, Abdallah Fakhr al-Din () was the 16th Dai of Tayyibi Isma'ilism (died on 9 Ramadan al-Moazzam 809 AH/16 February 1407 AD, Zimarmar, Yemen). He succeeded the 15th Dai

Abbas ibn Muhammad Abbas ibn Muhammad () was the 15th Da'i al-Mutlaq of Tayyibi (died on 8 Shawwal al-Mukarram 779 AH/6 February 1378 AD, Hisne Af’ida, next to Al Maḩārīq, Sanaa, Hamdan, Yemen). He succeeded the 14th Dai Syedna Abdul Muttalib to the religious ...

to the religious post.

Family

Syedna Abdallah was the son of Syedna

Ali Shams al-Din I Ali Shams al-Din ibn Ibrahim () was the thirteenth Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in Yemen, from 1329 to his death in 1345. Family Syedna Ali Shamsuddin was the son of 11th Dai Syedna Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn (Ibn al-Walid). Life Durin ...

. His sons were Syedi Husain (died in 1394), Syedi Abdul Muttalib Najmuddin (died in 1408 at Taiz), Syedna

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, Syedi Ahmed (died in 1418) and Syedna

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Life

Syedna Abdallah was a warrior who acquired the fortress of Hamdha and Shanasib and annexed them. Abdallah Fakhr al-Din became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 779 AH/1345AD. His period of Dawat was from 779-809AH (1377-1406 AD) for about 29 years (Hijri), 11 months, 1 day. The Zaidi

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Al-Mansur Ali bin Salah ad-Din Al-Mansur Ali bin Salah ad-Din (1373 – 14 February 1436) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who ruled in 2 November 1391 – 14 February 1436, partly in rivalry with other claimants to the imamate. Contest over the imamate Ali bin Salah ad- ...

persecuted the Taiyabi

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based at Dhumarmar/Zimarmar. His Mazoon (Associate) was: Syedna Ali ash-Shaibani, Syedna Husain and Syedna Hasan Mukasir: Syedi Abdul Muttalib bin Syedna Abdullah

Death

Syedna conferred nass upon 17th Dai

al-Hasan Badr al-Din I Within the history of Yemen, Al-Hasan Badr al-Din ibn Abdallah () was the 17th Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in Yemen. He succeeded his father Abdallah Fakhr al-Din in 1407, and held the post until his death in 1418, when he was succee ...

- his son after passing away at the age of 85. The grave of the dai along with 14th and 17th Dai (big square platform) are at Zimarmar Fort which is on the top of a hill. The small square is grave of their associate (mazoon). On the hill top there still exist the remains of the Mosque, buildings and water reservoirs.

Gallery

File:Grave of 14th,16th and 17th dai(bigger one) Zimarmar fort,Yemen .JPG, Grave of the 14th, 16th and 17th dai (the bigger one) Zimarmar fort, Yemen File:Mosque at Zimarmar fort,Yemen .JPG, Masjid-e-Aqdam, Mosque of dai at Zimarmar fort, Yemen File:Zimarmar fort on the hill top.JPG, Zimarmar fort on the hill top File:Garave mosque ,pond etc on hill top.JPG, Garave mosque, pond etc. on hill top

References

Sources and external links

*''The Ismaili, their history and doctrine'' by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310) *The ''Uyun al-akhbar'' is the most complete text written by an Ismaili/Tayyibi/Dawoodi 19th Dai Sayyedna Idris bin Hasan on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to the 12th century CE period of the Fatimid caliphs al-Mustansir (d. 487/1094), the time of Musta‘lian rulers including al-Musta‘li (d. 495/1101) and al-Amir (d. 524/1130), and then the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdallah Fakhr al-Din Year of birth unknown 1407 deaths Islamic history of Yemen Banu al-Walid al-Anf Tayyibi da'is 14th century in Yemen 15th century in Yemen 14th-century Arabs 15th-century Arabs 14th-century Ismailis 15th-century Ismailis 14th-century Islamic religious leaders 15th-century Islamic religious leaders