Ali ibn Hatim al-Hamidi (Arabic: علي بن حاتم الحامدي, romanizedʿAlī ibn Ḥātim al-Ḥāmidī) was the fourth Tayyibi Isma'ili Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq in Yemen, from 1199 to his death in 1209.[1][2]

Life edit

He was chosen by his father, Hatim ibn Ibrahim, as his successor on the recommendation of Hatim's maʾdhūn (the senior deputy to the Dāʿī), Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Walid, who had been his tutor.[1] When Hatim died in 1199, Ali succeeded him, still with Ali ibn Muhammad as his maʾdhūn.[1]

During his tenure he was forced to move the headquarters of the Tayyibi daʿwa from the fortress of Haraz to Sanaa, because the Ya'buri family ruling Haraz fell into fratricidal conflict and turned against the Tayyibis.[2][3] The Hamdanids of San'a' welcomed him, and their overlords, the Ayyubids, did not oppose his presence in the city.[1]

Syedna Ali later moved to Zimarmar but was taken back to San'a' when he fell ill.

Death edit

Ali died on 31 May 1209,[2] and with him ended the Hamidi line. He was succeeded by Ali ibn Muhammad, who founded the Banu al-Walid al-Anf line of Tayyibi Dāʿīs.[4]

He is buried in San'a', Yemen but the site of his grave is unknown.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Daftary 2007, p. 266.
  2. ^ a b c Madelung 1971, p. 134.
  3. ^ Daftary 2007, p. 265.
  4. ^ Daftary 2007, pp. 266–267.

Sources edit

  • Daftary, Farhad (2007). The Ismāʿı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-61636-2.
  • Madelung, Wilferd (1971). "al-Ḥāmidī". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 134. OCLC 495469525.
  • DU'AAT-E-KERAAM (aq) of Yaman, 4th Da'i ul-Mutlaq, Saiyedna 'Ali bin Saiyedna Haatim al-Haamedi (QR), 25 Zul Qa’adah 605 AH (Sana'a) – 30/5/1209 AD url = https://www.alavibohra.org/4th%20dai%20syedna%20ali%20bin%20s%20haatim%20qr.htm
Shia Islam titles
Ali ibn Hatim
 Died: 31 May 1209 CE Yemen
Preceded by 4th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
: 1199–1209 CE
Succeeded by