Yahya bin Ibrahim
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Yahiya bin Ibrahim was a leader of the Banu Gudala tribe. (c. 440/1048)[1] Yahiya bin Ibrahim's primary significance was in his involvement with Abd Allah bin Yasin, who would later massacre a large part of the Banu Gudala.
[edit] Background
The Banu Gudala were a tribe of the Sanhaja. They lived closest to the coast, beyond the Banu Lamtuna. These tribes rose to proclaim the truth, to repel injustice and to abolish all non-canonical taxes (magharim). They were Sunnis, strict adherents the school of Malik bin Anas.
Abd Allah bin Yasin began to call people to Holy war and made them proclaim the truth.[1]
As described by Al-Bakri Yahiya b Ibrahim went on the Pilgrimage to Mecca and during his return journey met a jurist (Abu Imran al-Fasi). Al-Fasi was interested in the religious doctrines and customs of Ibrahim's native country. Al-Fasi found Ibrahim "wholly ignorant, though avid to learn, full of good intentions and firm of faith" [1]
From Al- Bakri:
| “ | What prevents you from studying the religious law properly, and from ordering good and prohibiting evil?" Yahya replied: "Only those teachers come to us who possess neither piety nor knowledge of the Sunna" Then he asked Abu 'Imran to send with him one of his disciples, a man of whose learning and piety he was sure, who would teach them, and uphold the precepts of the Shari'a. | ” |
Unfortunately, Abu Imran did could not find anyone among those he deemed fit. So he sent Ibrahim to find Waggag bin Zalwi of the Maluksus [1] Ibrahim followed Abu Imran's advice and visited Zalwi. Zalwi recommended a man called Abd Allah b. Yasin.
[edit] Fallout
Abd Allah bin Yasin remained among the Banu Gudala, but considered their property impure. They turned hostile to him later on because of his apparent contradictions in judgment. They deprived him of the right to impose his legal opinions and counsel. They also took away his house, expelled him and looted his possessions.
Yasin visited Waggag who took the following action
| “ | Subsequently, Waggag reproached them on the account of what they had done to Abd Allah, and informed them that whoever disobeyed him would be regarded as severing himself from the [Islamic] community and that his blood might lawfully shed. He then ordered Abd Allah b. Yasin to return to them, which he did, and killed those who had rebelled against him. He thus massacred many people whom he regarded as having deserved death because of their crimes of immorality. | ” |
