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The word "Ya'sub" (Arabic: یعسوب) literally means ruler and the Queen Bee. It also means leader and senior member or head of a group. Imam 'Ali (a) was called Ya'sub al-Din or Ya'sub al-Mu'minin because, as the Queen Bee is the leader and the ruler of the bees, he is the ruler and the leader of the believers. And as bees follow their Queen, believers should follow Imam 'Ali (a). [[al-Sayyid al-Radi]] took "ya'ub" to refer to a person who has authority over people.

[[The Prophet (s)]] gave the titles "Ya'sub al-Din" and ''Ya'sub al-Mu'minin" to Imam 'Ali (a). Imam 'Ali (a) also has characterized himself as "Ya'sub al-Din". [[Ibn Abi l-Hadid]] commented on the hadith in which the Prophet (s) told Imam 'Ali (a) that "You are Ya'sub al-Din and you are Ya'sub al-Mu'minin" by saying that the Prophet (s) thereby appointed 'Ali (a) as the head of Muslim believers.

The Prophet (s) said: "there will be a sedition after me; when it happens, accompany 'Ali b. Abi Talib. For he is the first person who believed in me, and he will be the first person who will shake my hands on Dooms Day, and he is [[al-Siddiq al-Akbar]] and he is the [[Faruq]] of this people, and he is Ya'sub al-Din.

Imam 'Ali (a) has characterized [[Imam Mahdi (a)]] as Ya'sub al-Din: "when it happens, Ya'sub al-Din will rise, and people gather around him just as autumn clouds gather".