al-Uqud al-Lulu'iya fi Tarikh al-Dawla al-Rasuliyya
- Author died
- 812 AH
- Editions
- Yemeni Center for Studies and Research
al-Uqud al-Lulu'iya fi Tarikh al-Dawla al-Rasuliyya (The Pearly Strings in the History of the Rasulid Dynasty) is a chronicle composed by the Yemeni historian and genealogist Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Khazraji (d. 812 AH / 1409–1410 CE) detailing the history of the Rasulid state in Yemen .
Author and Subject
The work was authored by Muwaffaq al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Khazraji al-Zabidi, commonly known as Ibn Wahhas, who served as a mufti in Zabid and died in late 812 AH after living more than seventy years . Katib Celebi noted that al-Khazraji devoted significant attention to the historical records of Yemen, arranging different works by years, biographical names, and ruling dynasties .
The book specifically documents the history and annals of the Rasulid dynasty—traced genealogically to Ali ibn Rasul—which held power across Yemen for approximately two centuries between 626 AH and 845 AH . The title is also cited in historical bibliographies under the alternate phrasing al-Uqud al-Lulu'iya fi Akhbar al-Dawla al-Rasuliyya and al-Uqud al-Lulu'iya fi Akhbar al-Rasuliyya .
Editions and Translations
al-Uqud al-Lulu'iya has appeared in multiple printings and translations:
- A two-volume edition was printed in Cairo in 1329 AH / 1911 CE (with volumes spanning 1911–1914), edited and corrected by Shaykh Muhammad Basyuni Asal .
- A second edition in two volumes, edited and checked by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Akwa al-Hiwali, was published by the Yemeni Center for Studies and Research in Sanaa in 1403 AH / 1983 CE .
- The work was translated into English and published under the auspices of the E. J. W. Gibb Memorial series in England, through the scholarly efforts of Orientalists including Sir James Redhouse, Edward G. Browne, Reynold A. Nicholson, and Alexander Rogers .
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