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According to Sunni sources, al-Yamani will conquer Constantinople and Rome. His army's flags are white. This conquest is attributed, in Shiite sources, to Imam al-Mahdi (a). | According to Sunni sources, al-Yamani will conquer Constantinople and Rome. His army's flags are white. This conquest is attributed, in Shiite sources, to Imam al-Mahdi (a). | ||
==Al-Yamani Claimants== | |||
Since the first century AH, a number of people have claimed to be al-Yamani, such as the following: | Since the first century AH, a number of people have claimed to be al-Yamani, such as the following: | ||
* Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Ashʿath (d. [[95]]/713), who revolted against Hajjaj b. Yusuf, the governor of Iraq, during the rein of Abd al-Malik b. Marwan. He called himself al-Qahtani whom the people of Yemen anticipate. After being defeated by the Umayyads, Ibn | * Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Ashʿath (d. [[95]]/713), who revolted against al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, the governor of [[Iraq]], during the rein of [[Abd al-Malik b. Marwan]]. He called himself al-Qahtani whom the people of Yemen anticipate. After being defeated by the Umayyads, Ibn Ash'ath fled to Sistan where he died. | ||
*Talib al-Haqq, who revolted against the Umayyads at the time of Imam al-Sadiq (a). The Shiites asked the Imam (a) whether Talib al-Haqq was al-Yamani, and the Imam (a) replied that al-Yamani loves Imam Ali (a), but Talib al-Haqq is his enemy. | * Talib al-Haqq, who revolted against the Umayyads at the time of Imam al-Sadiq (a). The Shiites asked the Imam (a) whether Talib al-Haqq was al-Yamani, and the Imam (a) replied that al-Yamani loves Imam Ali (a), but Talib al-Haqq is his enemy. | ||
* Ibn Faras, who was one of the scholars of the sixth and seventh centuries AH in Andalusia. Once, he made an audacious remark in the presence of al-Mansur and hid for a while until al-Mansur died. Afterwards, he appeared and claimed that he was the promised al-Qahtani. Eventually, he was killed in a battle with the army of Nasir b. Mansur. | * Ibn Faras, who was one of the scholars of the sixth and seventh centuries AH in [[Andalusia]]. Once, he made an audacious remark in the presence of al-Mansur and hid for a while until al-Mansur died. Afterwards, he appeared and claimed that he was the promised al-Qahtani. Eventually, he was killed in a battle with the army of Nasir b. Mansur. | ||
* The contemporary Ahmad b. | * The contemporary Ahmad b. Isma'il al-Basri, known as Ahmad al-Hasan, who has recently claimed to be al-Yamani. He claims that his mission is to prepare the ground for the return of the Twelfth Imam (a) and that he will take power after him. The book ''Da'wat Ahmad b. al-Hasan bayn al-haqq wa-l-batil'' (The Call of Ahmad b. al-Hasan, between Truth and Falsity) is a criticism of the claims and beliefs of Ahmad b. al-Hasan. | ||
Yazid b. Mulhib and Abd al-Rahman b. Mansur (fl. during the rein of Hisham b. al-Hakam al- | Yazid b. Mulhib and Abd al-Rahman b. Mansur (fl. during the rein of Hisham b. al-Hakam al-Mu'ayyad bi-Allah) are counted among al-Yamani claimants. | ||
==Works on al-Yamani== | ==Works on al-Yamani== | ||