An-Nasir Ali bin Salah
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An-Nasir Ali bin Salah was a claimant to the Zaidi
state in Yemen
, acting in rivalry with other pretenders in 1328–1329.
Ali bin Salah bin Ibrahim was a grandson of the imam al-Mahdi Ibrahim
who died in Rasulid
captivity in 1284. When Imam al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar
died in 1328, a turbulent situation arose in the Zaidiyyah
territories. Ali bin Salah put forward his da'wa (call for the imamate) in As Sudah
, 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
(d. 1346).
Zaidiyyah
Zaidiyya, or Zaidism is a Shi'a Muslim school of thought named after Zayd ibn ʻAlī, the grandson of Husayn ibn ʻAlī. Followers of the Zaydi Islamic jurisprudence are called Zaydi Shi'a...
state in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
, 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
Al-Mahdi Ibrahim was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen whose imamate lasted from 1272 to 1276.-Proclamation of the imamate:...
who died in Rasulid
Rasulid
The Rasulid was a Muslim dynasty that ruled Yemen and Hadhramaut from 1229 to 1454. The Rasulids assumed power after the Egyptian Ayyubid left the southern provinces of the Arabian Peninsula....
captivity in 1284. When Imam al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar
Al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar
Al-Mahdi Muhammad bin al-Mutahhar was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who ruled from 1301 to 1328.-Zaidi victory over the Rasulids:...
died in 1328, a turbulent situation arose in the Zaidiyyah
Zaidiyyah
Zaidiyya, or Zaidism is a Shi'a Muslim school of thought named after Zayd ibn ʻAlī, the grandson of Husayn ibn ʻAlī. Followers of the Zaydi Islamic jurisprudence are called Zaydi Shi'a...
territories. Ali bin Salah put forward his da'wa (call for the imamate) in As Sudah
As Sudah
As Sudah is a village in western central Yemen. It is located in the San‘a’ Governorate.-External links:*...
, 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
Al-Mu'ayyad Yahya 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 provided imams. He was a 13th-generation descendant of the Twelver imam Ali ar-Ridha...
(d. 1346).