Najm al-Din Umara al-Hakami al-Yamani was a Sunni historian, jurist, and poet of Yemen, closely associated with the late Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. He was executed at Cairo in April 1174 on the order of Saladin for his part in a conspiracy to restore Fatimid rule. His Tarikh al-Yaman is the earliest, and in some respects the most important, surviving history of Yemen from the Islamic era.
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RoleSunni historian, jurist and poet of Yemen of great repute 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1 Role
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was a Sunni historian, jurist and poet of Yemen of great repute
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He was executed by order of Saladin at Cairo on April 6, 1174 for his part in a conspiracy to restore Fatimid rule.
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Najm al-Dīn Umāra al-Ḥakamī al-Yamanī (Arabic: نجم الدين عمارة الحكمي اليمني) was a Sunni historian, jurist and poet of Yemen of great repute who was closely associated with the late Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt.
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In 1136/7, he went to Zabid, where he studied Islamic jurisprudence of the Shafi'i school for four years.
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Wikidata Q12228305, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1121
Wikidata Q12228305, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1174
Wikidata Q12228305, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1174-04-13
Wikidata Q12228305, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cairo
Wikidata Q12228305, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 1
also known as: نجم الدين
Wikidata Q12228305, P1449/P4970 alias claim (ar), value 2
also known as: أبو مُحمَّد
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