Аль-Махди аль-Хусейн: различия между версиями

Аль-Хусейн бен аль-Касим ({{lang-enar|الحسين بن القاسم}}; {{lang-en|Al-Husayn bin al-Qasim}}) был [[Саид]]ом по-происхождению из [[Хиджаз]] (сегодня это регион в [[Саудовская Аравия|Саудовской Аравии]]). Его отцом был имам [[аль-Мансур аль-Касим аль-Ийяни]], который некоторое время удерживал власть в йеменском высокогорье в 999-1002 годах и умер в 1003 году. После смерти [[аль-Мансур аль-Касим аль-Ийяни|аль-Мансура]], аль-Хусейн set forth his claim to the imamate, in rivalry with his distant relative [[ad-Da'i Yusuf]]. In 1010 he declared himself with the title al-Mahdi, in the [[chiliasm|chiliastic]] sense of a redeemer of [[Islam]].<ref>''Enzyklopädie des Islam'', Vol. IV. Leiden 1934, p. 1296.</ref> He moreover claimed to be the equal of the Prophet. He was supported by large groups from [[Himyar]] and [[Hamdan]]. At this time, the key city [[San'a]] was governed by the Zaidi [[sharif]] al-Qasim bin al-Husayn. The sharif was expelled from the city, pursued and killed in 1012. The rival imam ad-Da'i died in the same year. With this, the power of al-Mahdi al-Husayn extended from Alhan to [[Sa'dah]] and San'a. However, already in 1013, the imam was in turn driven out of San'a. He was attacked by a Hamdanite force near Dhu Bin and lost his life. For a long time afterwards, his adherents believed that he was actually not dead.<ref>H.C. Kay, ''Yaman; Its early Medieval History''. London 1892, pp. 228-9.</ref> Like many Zaidi imams, al-Mahdi al-Husayn was a prominent author. After his demise, his brother Ja'far played a political role as [[emir]] in the Yemeni highlands for several decades. He established himself in the impenetrable stronghold Shahara and was the main opponent of the [[Sulayhid dynasty]] in the second half of the eleventh century. Ja'far and his offspring headed a Zaydiyyah sect known as the Husayniyya after al-Mahdi al-Husayn.<ref>''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', Vol. XI, Leiden 2002, p. 479.</ref>