Ali Shams al-Din ibn Ibrahim () was the thirteenth 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 1329 to his death in 1345.

Family

Syedna Ali Shamsuddin was the son of 11th Dai Syedna

Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn (Ibn al-Walid) Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Walid () was the eleventh Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in Yemen, from 1287 to his death in 1328. Life Ibrahim was a member of the Banu al-Walid al-Anf family, that dominated the off ...

Life

During the lifetime of his father, Syedna Ali had acquired Hisne

Kawkaban Shibam Kawkaban ( ar, شبام كَوْكَبَان, Shibām Kawkabān) is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, located 38 km west-northwest of Sanaa, the national capital. It consists of two distinct adjoin ...

for a huge sum of money and had accommodated his wife over here. During his tenure, the Ashraaf from the sons of Tajuddin bin Yahya bin Hamza marched to the fortress of Dhu Marmar and took control of it. Syedna Ali mobilized a large army and sent it to confront the invader. Allied with some of the

Banu Hamdan Banu Hamdan ( ar, بَنُو هَمْدَان; Musnad: 𐩠𐩣𐩵𐩬) is an ancient, large, and prominent Arab tribe in northern Yemen. Origins and location The Hamdan stemmed from the eponymous progenitor Awsala (nickname Hamdan) whose desce ...

tribe, he fought against the

Zaydi 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, ...

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. In 1332, his forces seized the fortress of Dhu Marmar.

Lineage

His son Abdallah became the 16th ''Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in 1378.

Gallery

File:Hisne afeda dai.jpeg, Graves of the three ''Dāʿī''s being uncovered at Hisn Af'ida File:Hasne-Afeda hill,Taiba,Yemen.JPG, Hisn Af'ida hill, near al-Maḩārīq,

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 ...

, where the graves of the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th ''Dāʿī'' are located

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali Shams al-Din 01 Tayyibi da'is 1345 deaths Year of birth unknown Banu al-Walid al-Anf Burials in Yemen 14th century in Yemen 14th-century Arabs 14th-century Ismailis 14th-century Islamic religious leaders