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Since the first/seventh century, a number of people have claimed to be al-Yamani, such as the following: | Since the first/seventh century, a number of people have claimed to be al-Yamani, such as the following: | ||
* Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Ash'ath (d. [[95]]/713), who revolted against [[al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf]], the governor of [[Iraq]], during the | * [[Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad b. Ash'ath]] (d. [[95]]/713), who revolted against [[al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf]], the governor of [[Iraq]], during the reign 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 | * Ibn Faras, who was one of the scholars of the 6th/12th and 7th/13th centuries 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. 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. | * 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 | Yazid b. Mulhib and Abd al-Rahman b. Mansur (fl. during the reign of Hisham b. al-Hakam al-Mu'ayyad bi-Allah) are counted among al-Yamani claimants. | ||
==Works on al-Yamani== | ==Works on al-Yamani== | ||