At-Tayyib Abi l-Qasim

aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī l-Qāṣim (Arabic: الطيب أبي القاسم‎) was, according to Ṭayyibī Musta‘lid Isma‘ili Muslims, the 21st and (as some} believe) the last Fatimid Imām, the hereditary leader of the Muslim community in the direct line of ‘Ali). Abī l-Qāṣim was the son of the 20th Fatimid Imām, Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah, was the ruler of Egypt from 1101-1130. He was born in Al-Moizziyyatul Qaherah on Sunday the 4th of Rabiul Aakher, 524H.

According to Ṭayyibī Musta‘lid tradition, before Ṭayyib went into seclusion, his father al-Amir had instructed Queen al-Hurrah Arwa al-Sulayhi in Yemen to anoint a vicegerent after the seclusion, the Da'i al-Mutlaq, who as the Imam's vicegerent has full authority to govern the community in all matters both spiritual and temporal. She appointed Dai Zoeb bin musa as First Dai .

Dai Zoeb lived and died in Haus, Yemen. His Mazoon was Syedna Khattab bin Hasan. Dai Zoeb appointed Maulai Yaqoob (after death of Maulai Abadullah )who was ‘Wali’("representative" or "caretaker") in India of the Fatimid dawat. Moulai Yaqoob was the first person of Indian origin to receive this honour. He was son of Moulai Bharmal, minister of Rajput King Siddhraja Jaya Singha. They all along with minister Moulai Tarmal had honoured Fatimid Dawat along with their fellow citizens on the call of Moulai Abdullah. Moulai Fakhruddin son of Moulai Tarmal was sent to western Rajasthan, India.

One Dai after another were continued till the 24th Dai Yusuf bin Sulayman in Yemen. Due to prosecution by the local ruler, the Dawat then shifted to India under 25th Dai Jalal bin Hasan.

At present Fatimid/Taiyabi/Dawoodi Bohra Dawa is headed by 52nd dai Mohammad Burhanuddin.

(Hafizi Musta‘li Isma‘ilis were those who continued to accept the legitimacy of the Fatimid rulers of Egypt between 1130-1169 instead of aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī l-Qāṣim.After the end of their rule by Saladin their follower also seems extinct)

References and External links

• List of Syednas (according to Dawoodi Bohras)
• The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary
• Religion,learning and science by Young Lathan
• Medieval Islamic civilisation by Joseph w. Meri, Bacharach
• Sayyida Hurra: The Isma‘ili Sulayhid Queen of Yemenby Dr Farhad Daftary
• The Uyun al-akhbar is the most complete text written by an Ismaili/Tayyibi/Dawoodi 19th Dai Sayyedna Idris bin Hasan on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to the 12th century CE. period of the Fatimid caliphs al-Mustansir (d. 487/1094), the time of Musta‘lian rulers including al-Musta‘li (d. 495/1101) and al-Amir (d. 524/1130), and then the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen...

See also

• Dawoodi Bohras
• Ismaili
• Shia
• Islam
• Taiyabi
• Mustali