al-Wazir al-Hasani
- Died
- 1147 AH
- Born in
- Sanaa
Abdullah ibn Ali al-Wazir al-Hasani (1074–1147 AH / 1664–1735 CE) was a Yemeni Zaydi scholar, historian, mufti, and poet based in Sanaa, best known for his historical chronicle Tabaq al-Halwa wa-Sihaf al-Mann wa-al-Salwa .
Lineage and Early Life
He was Abdullah ibn Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Ilah (also given as Abd Allah) ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Hasani al-San'ani, tracing his descent to al-Hasan ibn Ali . Commonly known as al-Wazir or Ibn al-Wazir, he was born in Sanaa in Sha'ban 1074 AH (1664 CE), where he grew up and spent his life .
Education and Scholarly Activity
He pursued his studies under prominent scholars of his time in Sanaa, most notably Qadi Ali ibn Yahya al-Burti, Qadi Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Maghribi, and Qadi Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Sahuli . He attained distinction in the auxiliary sciences (al-ulum al-aliyya), Quranic exegesis (tafsir), literature, and legal rulings (ifta') .
The Zaydi Imam al-Mutawakkil ala Allah al-Qasim ibn al-Husayn attended his lessons, reading the Quranic commentary al-Kashshaf under his instruction in gatherings attended by the leading scholars of Sanaa . During one of these sessions examining the Quranic verse on charity ( إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ ), Qadi Abd al-Qadir ibn Ali al-Badri arrived from Thula and engaged with al-Wazir in an intricate rhetorical debate on the particle innama that drew the admiration of the assembly .
As a historian, he authored Tabaq al-Halwa wa-Sihaf al-Mann wa-al-Salwa (also known as Tarikh al-Yaman Khilal al-Qarn al-Hadi Ashar), an annalistic chronicle recording the political, social, and biographical events of Yemen from 1046 AH to 1090 AH . He also wrote a theological treatise titled Irsal al-Dhu'aba bayna Janbay Mas'alat al-Sahaba, responding to a treatise by Sayyid Salah al-Akhfash regarding the Companions of the Prophet .
Death
Al-Wazir died in Sanaa in Shawwal 1147 AH (1735 CE) . Another report places his death on 28 Ramadan 1144 AH at the age of seventy .
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List of Works
Tārīkh Ṭabaq al-Ḥalwā wa-Ṣiḥāf al-Mann wa-al-Salwā, also titled Tārīkh al-Yaman Khilāl al-Qarn al-Ḥādī ‘Ashar, is an annalistic chronicle of eleventh-century AH Yemeni history. Structured strictly by year, it records political developments, military conflicts, administrative affairs, regional governance, and obituaries in Yemen spanning the period from 1046 AH to 1090 AH.