Abd al-Muttalib ibn Muhammad () was the fourteenth Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

, from 1345 to his death in 1354. He followed

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 ...

, and was himself succeeded by Abbas ibn Muhammad.

Family

Syedna Abd al-Muttalib was the son of 12th Dai

Muhammad ibn Hatim Muhammad ibn Hatim () was the twelfth Tayyibi Isma'ili '' dāʿī al-muṭlaq'' in Yemen, in 1328–29. Muhammad ibn Hatim tenure was one of the shortest among the Yemeni ''dāʿī''s. He succeeded Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn, and was in turn succee ...

. His brother was the 15th Dai Abbas ibn Muhammad.

Life

Syedna Abd al-Muttalib entrusted his brother Syedna Abbas with promoting education. Shareef Ibrahim bin Abdullah, ruler of

Sanaa Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

sought to capture territories under the jurisdiction of Syedna Abd al-Muttalib but backed out. Henceforth relations remained cordial.

Death

He died on 24

Rajab Rajab ( ar, رَجَب) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of the classical Arabic verb ''rajaba'' is "to respect" which could also mean "be awe or be in fear", of which Rajab is a derivative. This month is re ...

, 755 AH (August 8, 1354 AD). The grave of the ''Dāʿī'' along with those of the 16th and 17th ''Dāʿī''s are at the hilltop Zimarmar Fort. The small square is grave of their '' maʾdhūn'' (senior deputy) Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hanzala. On the hill top there still exist remains of a 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, Mosque of dai at Zimarmar fort, Yemen File:Zimarmar fort on hill top.JPG, Zimarmar fort on hill top File:Garave mosque ,pond etc on hill top.JPG, Garave mosque, pond etc. on hill top

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abd al-Muttalib Year of birth unknown 1354 deaths Banu al-Walid al-Anf Tayyibi da'is 14th century in Yemen 14th-century Arabs 14th-century Ismailis 14th-century Islamic religious leaders