Masyab
Masyab
مسيب Musayyib | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Masyab Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°20′28″N 43°58′33″E / 15.34109°N 43.97596°ECoordinates: 15°20′28″N 43°58′33″E / 15.34109°N 43.97596°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Bani Matar |
| Elevation | 9,495 ft (2,894 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Masyab, also Musayyib (Arabic: مسيب Masyab), is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located on the northeastern side of Jabal an-Nabi Shu'ayb.[2]
Name and history[]
According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Masyab is named after one Masyab b. Zayd b. ʿAwf b. Yarīm, of the tribe of Himyar.[2] Besides Hamdani, Masyab is mentioned by the history writer , as well as by in his narrative concerning al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.[2]
In al-Abbasi's account, Masyab is mentioned along with the nearby village of as the site of a minor battle between the Yu'firids and followers of the Isma'ili missionary Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Jayshani.[3] and , two commanders loyal to Ali ibn Fadl, camped at Masyab and Mahyab c. 906 CE, where they were attacked by the Yu'firid generals and .[3] They were defeated, although 400 of the Yu'firid soldiers were killed in the battle, and afterwards Dhu'l Tawq betrayed and killed Isa al-Yafi'i along with some of his men.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Musayyib". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 306–7. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. p. 229. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- Villages in Sanaa Governorate