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2 unusual facts about Bayt al-Faqih


Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad

Sharif Hamud again proclaimed his allegiance to the Zaidi imam and restored to him the cities Luhayya, Hudaydah and Bayt al-Faqih.

Al-Mutawakkil Muhammad

Important cities like Zabid, Bayt al-Faqih and Mocha were captured by al-Mutawakkil Muhammad's forces.


Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq

News of the deal infuriated the Nasrid ruler Muhammad II al-Faqih of Granada, who promptly sought out the support of Alfonso X of Castile and the Abdalwadid ruler Yaghmorassan of Tlemcen to punish the Marinids.

Ba 'Alawiyya

The chain of ijazah of spiritual Sufi transmission from al-Faqih Muqaddam Sayyid Muhammad traces back to the Islamic prophet Muhammad via his cousin Ali and from him, his son Husain.

Bait al-mal

Bayt al-mal, a financial institution responsible for the administration of taxes in Islamic states

Bayt al-hikmah

Bayt al-Hikmah, a library and translation institute established in Abbassid-era Baghdad, Iraq

Bilal Ibn Rabah

Bilal was give a prominent position within the Islamic State, as in he became the first treasurer of Islam who was in charge of the Bayt al-Mal (Treasury).

Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists

According to one of the leading Ayatollahs, Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, Guardianship of the Juristsmeans every jurisprudent (Faqih) has wilayah (guardianship) over non-litigious affairs.

Qaitbay

One of the palaces that were built in his time is the Bayt Al-Razzaz palace.


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