Al-Mahdi Ahmad
Al-Mahdi Ahmad (1633 – July 10, 1681) was an
Qasimid family that was descended from Muhammad
.
Struggle for the imamate
Ahmad was a son of al-Hasan bin al-Qasim (d. 1639), a brother of the former imam
San'a. Ahmad collected forces which besieged Shaharah and forced al-Qasim to accept his claim.[1]
Reign
At his accession, the imam was already a mature man in his upper forties. He upheld the Yemeni suzerainty in Hadramaut, and was reported to be a pious figure. His residence was al-Ghiras north-east of San'a. In 1679 the imam expelled the
Sa'dah and Mansura. Through mediation of the Ulama (religious scholars), one of these, al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad II
, took power.
See also
- History of Yemen
- Imams of Yemen
- Jews of Yemen
References
- ^ Robert W. Stookey, Yemen; The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Boulder 1978, p. 147.
- ^ R. Serjeant & R. Lewcock, San'a'; An Arabian Islamic City. London 1983, p. 82; R.L. Playfair, A History of Arabia Felix or Yemen. Bombay 1859, p. 112; N.A. Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands. Philadelphia 1979, p. 322.