Abd al-Muttalib ibn Muhammad () was the fourteenth Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

, from 1345 to his death in 1354. He followed

Ali Shams al-Din I Ali Shams al-Din ibn Ibrahim () was the thirteenth Tayyibi Isma'ili '' Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq'' in Yemen, from 1329 to his death in 1345. Family Syedna Ali Shamsuddin was the son of 11th Dai Syedna Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn (Ibn al-Walid). Life Durin ...

, and was himself succeeded by Abbas ibn Muhammad.

Family

Syedna Abd al-Muttalib was the son of 12th Dai Muhammad ibn Hatim. His brother was the 15th Dai Abbas ibn Muhammad.

Life

Syedna Abd al-Muttalib entrusted his brother Syedna Abbas with promoting education. Shareef Ibrahim bin Abdullah, ruler of

Sanaa Sanaa, officially the Sanaa Municipality, is the ''de jure'' capital and largest city of Yemen. The city is the capital of the Sanaa Governorate, but is not part of the governorate, as it forms a separate administrative unit. At an elevation ...

sought to capture territories under the jurisdiction of Syedna Abd al-Muttalib but backed out. Henceforth relations remained cordial.

Death

He died on 24

Rajab Rajab () is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of the classical Arabic verb ''rajaba'' is "to respect", which could also mean "be awe or be in fear", of which Rajab is a derivative. This month is regarded as one ...

, 755 AH (August 8, 1354 AD). The grave of the ''Dāʿī'' along with those of the 16th and 17th ''Dāʿī''s are at the hilltop Zimarmar Fort. The small square is grave of their '' maʾdhūn'' (senior deputy) Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hanzala. On the hill top there still exist remains of a mosque, buildings and water reservoirs.

Gallery

File:Grave of 14th,16th and 17th dai(bigger one) Zimarmar fort,Yemen .JPG, Grave of the 14th, 16th and 17th dai (the bigger one) Zimarmar fort, Yemen File:Mosque at Zimarmar fort,Yemen .JPG, Mosque of dai at Zimarmar fort, Yemen File:Zimarmar fort on hill top.JPG, Zimarmar fort on hill top File:Garave mosque ,pond etc on hill top.JPG, Garave mosque, pond etc. on hill top

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abd al-Muttalib Year of birth unknown 1354 deaths Banu al-Walid al-Anf Tayyibi da'is 14th century in Yemen 14th-century Arab people 14th-century Ismailis 14th-century Islamic religious leaders