An-Nasir Ali bin Salah (died 1329) was a claimant to the
Zaidi state 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 ...
, acting in rivalry with other pretenders in 1328–1329.
Ali bin Salah bin Ibrahim was a grandson of the imam
al-Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Mahdi Ibrahim (died June/July 1284) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen whose imamate lasted from 1272 to 1276.
Proclamation of the imamate
The late 13th century was the high tide of the rule of the Rasulid Dynasty in Yemen. In the northe ...
who died in
Rasulid captivity in 1284. When Imam
al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar Al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar (1275 - October 28, 1328) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who ruled from 1301 to 1328.
Zaidi victory over the Rasulids
His father was the imam al-Mutawakkil al-Mutahhar bin Yahya who held the imamate in t ...
died in 1328, a turbulent situation arose in the
Zaidiyyah
Zaydism (''h'') is a unique branch of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate. In contrast to other Shia Muslims of Twelver Shi'ism and Isma'ilism, Zaydis, ...
territories. Ali bin Salah put forward his
da'wa
Dawah ( ar, دعوة, lit=invitation, ) is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. The plural is ''da‘wāt'' (دَعْوات) or ''da‘awāt'' (دَعَوات).
Etymology
The English term ''Dawah'' derives from the Arabic ...
(call for the imamate) in
As Sudah
Al-Sudah, also As Sudah ( ar, السودة ), is a town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is the seat of As Sudah District. It is a sizeable administrative center, located in the highlands west of Khamir.
History
Al-Sudah is first mentioned in 1 ...
, taking the ''laqab'' name an-Nasir. He was however immediately opposed by three other claimants. Fighting between the contenders followed, and lives were lost. After one year, an-Nasir Ali bin Salah died and was buried in As Suda. The winner in the power struggle was
al-Mu'ayyad Yahya
Al-Mu'ayyad Yahya (October 15, 1270 – 1346) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen whose tenure of the imamate lasted from 1328 to 1346.
Yahya bin Hamza was a member of the Zaidi elite, but not of the dynasty of the Rassids that usually provid ...
(d. 1346).
[R.B. Serjeant & R. Lewcock, ''San'a'; An Arabian Islamic City''. London 1983, p. 66.]
See also
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Imams of Yemen
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Rassids
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History of Yemen
The history of Yemen describes the cultures, events, and peoples of what is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister climate helped sustain a stable population, a f ...
References
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Zaydi imams of Yemen
1329 deaths
Year of birth unknown
14th-century Arab people