The Imam who renewed the religion, the learned master Majd al-D\u012b n
ibn Muh ammad ibn Mans u r al-Mu\u02beayyid\u012b (Peace be Upon Him), says
in his book Lawami\u02bf al-Anwar:
\u201cI say\u2014praising Allah as befits His majesty, and sending prayers and
peace upon His Messenger Muh ammad and his family:
The one in need of Allah\u2014Majd al-D\u012b n ibn Muh ammad (may Allah
pardon them both and forgive them and the believers)\u2014transmits my
compilations of the Supreme Imam, the wali son of a wali, Zayd ibn \u02bfAl\u012b
ibn al-H usayn ibn \u02bfAl\u012b (upon them be the prayers of the Most High
King)\u2014his h ad\u012b th, jurisprudence, and all his works and epistles\u2014
through all the aforementioned chains to the Imam al-Mans u r bi-lla h
al-Qa sim ibn Muh ammad. I raise these from my shaykh and father,
the learned wali Muh ammad ibn Mans u r ibn Ah mad al-Mu\u02beayyid\u012b
(may Allah be pleased with them)\u2014by audition in the juristic
compilation and others, and by a general authorization in all\u2014 from
his shaykh, the Commander of the Faithful, al-Mahd\u012b li-D\u012b n Alla h Rabb
al-\u02bfA lam\u012b n Muh ammad ibn al-Qa sim al-H u th\u012b ; from his shaykh, the
Commander of the Faithful, al-Mans u r bi-lla h Muh ammad ibn
\u02bfAbdulla h al-Waz\u012b r; and from his shaykh, the noble Imam Muh
ammad ibn Muh ammad ibn \u02bfAbdulla h al-Kabs\u012b (may Allah be pleased
with them).
As for the Imam al-Mans u r bi-lla h Muh ammad ibn \u02bfAbdulla h, he
transmits that and other material from his three shaykhs:
The noble Imam, the full moon of the noble family, Yah ya ibn \u02bfAbdulla
h ibn \u02bfUthma n al-Waz\u012b r; The noble Imam, the preserver of Yemen, the
master of Banu al-H asan, Ah mad ibn Zayd al-Kabs\u012b ; And the noble
Imam, the preserver of the sciences of the noble progeny, the author of
Anwar al-Tamam, Ah mad ibn Yu suf Zaba rah al-H asan\u012b (may Allah be
pleased with them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All three transmit that and other material from the noble Imam al-H
usayn ibn Yu suf Zaba rah al-H asan\u012b ; from his father, the noble Imam
Yu suf ibn al-H usayn; from his father, the noble Imam, the preserver of
the sciences of Islam, al-H usayn ibn Ah mad; from the noble Imam \u02bfA
mir ibn \u02bfAbdulla h ibn \u02bfA mir al-Shah\u012b d; from the Imam al-Mu\u02beayyad
bi-lla h Muh ammad ibn al-Qa sim; from his father, the Imam who
renewed the religion, al-Mans u r bi-lla h al-Qa sim ibn Muh ammad.
(H) As for the noble Imam Muh ammad ibn Muh ammad al-Kabs\u012b \u2014
and likewise the noble Imam Ah mad ibn Zayd al-Kabs\u012b \u2014both
transmit that and other material from the noble Imam, the shining star
of the eminent progeny, Muh ammad ibn \u02bfAbd al-Rabb ibn al-Imam
(may Allah be pleased with them); from his uncle, the learned master
Isma \u02bf\u012b l ibn Muh ammad; from his father, the learned master Muh
ammad ibn Zayd; from his father, the learned master Zayd ibn al-
Imam; from his father, the Imam al-Mutawakkil \u02bfala Alla h Isma \u02bf\u012b l;
from his father, the Imam al-Mans u r bi-lla h al-Qa sim ibn Muh
ammad.
He transmits that and other material from his noble shaykhs, the
Imams: Am\u012b r al-D\u012b n ibn \u02bfAbdulla h al-Hadaw\u012b al-H u th\u012b ; Ibra h\u012b m ibn
al-Mahd\u012b al-Qa sim\u012b al-Jah a f\u012b ; and the noble Imam S ala h ibn Ah mad
ibn \u02bfAbdulla h al-Waz\u012b r, who passed away in the year one thousand
and twenty-four.
The scholars said concerning him: He was the best of the people of his
time, the most scrupulous among them, the most eloquent among
them\u2014one who proclaimed the truth openly, not deterred by blame in
the cause of Allah.
All three transmit from their shaykh, the noble Imam, the Sun of Islam,
Ah mad ibn \u02bfAbdulla h al-Waz\u012b r; from the Imam, the Commander of
the Faithful, al-Mutawakkil \u02bfala Alla h Yah ya Sharaf al-D\u012b n.
He transmits that and other material from the most noble Imam, the
warrior striving in the path of Allah, al-Mans u r bi-lla h Muh ammad
ibn \u02bfAl\u012b al-Sara j\u012b ; from his shaykh, the trusted Imam, the Commander<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of the Faithful, al-Ha d\u012b ila al-H aqq Abu al-H asan \u02bfIzz al-D\u012b n ibn al-H
asan, son of the Imam al-Ha d\u012b li-D\u012b n Alla h \u02bfAl\u012b ibn al-Mu\u02beayyad; from
his shaykh, the Imam al-Mutawakkil \u02bfala Alla h, the Commander of the
Faithful al-Mut ahhar ibn Muh ammad ibn Sulayma n al-H amz\u012b ; from
his shaykh, the Imam, the Commander of the Faithful, al-Mahd\u012b li-D\u012b n
Alla h Ah mad ibn Yah ya ibn al-Murtad a (Peace be Upon Him); from
his brother, the noble Imam al-Ha d\u012b ibn Yah ya , who passed away in
the year seven hundred and eighty-five; and the jurist, the learned
Muh ammad ibn Yah ya al-Madhah j\u012b ; from the jurist, the learned
master, \u02bfIlm al-D\u012b n\u2014the authority in transmitted and rational
sciences\u2014al-Qa sim; from his father, the learned master, the foremost
of the eminent scholars of the age, Ah mad, who passed away in the
year seven hundred and one; from his father, the Imam of the eminent
scholars, the blessed martyr, H umayd ibn Ah mad al-Mah all\u012b al-
Hamda n\u012b al-Wa di\u02bf\u012b (may Allah be pleased with them); from the Imam,
the proof, the Commander of the Faithful, the renewer of the religion,
al-Mans u r bi-lla h Rabb al-\u02bfA lam\u012b n, \u02bfAbdulla h ibn H amzah.
(H) And I transmit what has preceded from the compilation and others
through the aforementioned chain, uninterrupted up to the Imam al-
Mutawakkil \u02bfala Alla h, Yah ya Sharaf al-D\u012b n (Peace be Upon Him).
He transmits that, and other material, through his reading of the noble
compilation to his shaykh, the noble Imam, the h ad\u012b th master of
Yemen, the author of al-Hidayah and al-Fusul, S a rim al-D\u012b n Ibra h\u012b m
ibn Muh ammad ibn \u02bfAbdulla h al-Waz\u012b r; through his reading to the
noble Imam, the shaykh of the progeny (al-\u02bfItrah), its h ad\u012b th master
and exegete, and the preserver of its sciences, S ala h al-D\u012b n Abu al-\u02bfAt
a ya \u02bfAbdulla h ibn Yah ya ; through his reading to his father, the noble
Imam, the devout worshipper and ascetic, the author of Silat al-
Ikhwan, Yah ya ibn the noble Imam, the standard-bearer of the
eminent scholars, al-Mahd\u012b ibn al-Qa sim al-H usayn\u012b \u2014Zayd\u012b by
lineage and doctrine; through his reading to the noble Imam, the one
who trusted in the Lord of all creation, al-Mut ahhar; through his
reading to his father, the Imam al-Mahd\u012b li-D\u012b n Alla h, the Commander of the Faithful Muh
ammad; through his reading to his father, the Imam shaded by the
clouds, al-Mutawakkil \u02bfala Alla h, the Commander of the Faithful al-
Mut ahhar ibn Yah ya (Peace be Upon Him); through his reading to the
learned shaykh, the one devoted to scholarly review, Taq\u012b al-D\u012b n Muh
ammad ibn Ah mad ibn Ab\u012b al-Rija l (may Allah be pleased with him);
through his reading to the martyred Imam, al-Mahd\u012b li-D\u012b n Alla h, the
Commander of the Faithful Ah mad ibn al-H usayn (Peace be Upon
Him); through his reading to the shaykh of the Sh\u012b \u02bfah and the
preserver of the Shar\u012b \u02bfah, the learned master Ah mad ibn Muh ammad
ibn al-Qa sim al-Akwa\u02bf, known as Shu\u02bflah (may Allah be pleased with
them); from the Imam al-Mans u r bi-lla h \u02bfAbdulla h ibn H amzah
(Peace be Upon Him).
He then carried the chain of transmission to the Supreme Imam Zayd
ibn \u02bfAl\u012b (Peace be Upon Them Both), together with biographies of
some of the transmitters in the chain.
[See Lawami\u02bf al-Anwar f\u012b Jawami\u02bf al-\u02bfUlum wa-al-Athar by the Imam
who renewed the religion, Majd al-D\u012b n ibn Muh ammad ibn Mans u r
al-Mu\u02beayyid\u012b (Peace be Upon Him).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Imam who renewed the religion, the learned master Majd al-D\u012b nibn Muh ammad ibn Mans u r al-Mu\u02beayyid\u012b (Peace be Upon Him), saysin his book Lawami\u02bf al-Anwar:\u201cI say\u2014praising Allah as befits His majesty, and sending prayers andpeace upon His Messenger Muh ammad and his family:The one in need of Allah\u2014Majd al-D\u012b n ibn Muh… Continue reading The Chains of Transmission of the Books of the Supreme ImamZayd ibn \u02bfAl\u012b<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":796,"featured_media":0,"parent":23199,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"post_subject":[],"class_list":["post-23901","the_postes","type-the_postes","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/the_postes\/23901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/the_postes"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/the_postes"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/796"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/the_postes\/23901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23902,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/the_postes\/23901\/revisions\/23902"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/the_postes\/23199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alorwahalwuthqa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_subject?post=23901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}