Masyab
مَسْيَب مُسَيِّب Musayyib | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15°20′28″N 43°58′33″E / 15.34109°N 43.97596°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Bani Matar |
Elevation | 9,495 ft (2,894 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Masyab ( Arabic: مَسْيَب), also Musayyib (مُسَيِّب), 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]
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 Yahya ibn Al-Husayn, as well as by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi 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 Mahyab 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] Dhu'l-Tawq and Isa al-Yafi'i, two commanders loyal to Ali ibn Fadl, camped at Masyab and Mahyab c. 906 C.E., where they were attacked by the Yu'firid generals Ibn Jarrah and Ibn Kabalah. [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]
Masyab
مَسْيَب مُسَيِّب Musayyib | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 15°20′28″N 43°58′33″E / 15.34109°N 43.97596°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Bani Matar |
Elevation | 9,495 ft (2,894 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Masyab ( Arabic: مَسْيَب), also Musayyib (مُسَيِّب), 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]
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 Yahya ibn Al-Husayn, as well as by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi 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 Mahyab 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] Dhu'l-Tawq and Isa al-Yafi'i, two commanders loyal to Ali ibn Fadl, camped at Masyab and Mahyab c. 906 C.E., where they were attacked by the Yu'firid generals Ibn Jarrah and Ibn Kabalah. [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]