Al-Mazeedi
The Banu Al-Mazeedi (المزيدي) sometimes also called the Banu Mazyad were an Arab tribe in Iraq, originating from the descendants of Adnan. Before developing into a separate entity the Al-Mazeedi's were part of the Banu Asad tribe which was present during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 998 Ali ibn Mazyad, leader of the Al-Mazeedi sub-section of the Banu Asad, established a virtually independent Mazyadid state in the Kufa area of Iraq. Backed by a powerful tribal army, the Mazyadids enjoyed great influence in the area for a century and a half.
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[edit] History
They acquired titles and subsidies from the Buyids in return for military services. Their most lasting achievement was the founding of Hilla in 1012, which became their capital.[1]
The originator of the Al Mazeedi name was a scholar, hadith narrator and chemist called Mazyed bin Mikhled al Sadaqa. Imad al-Isfahani commented about the rulers of the Mazyadid State, saying:
They were Arabs, belonging to Bani Mazid from the Asadi Tribe. They established themselves with the strength of their swords on the banks of Euphrates. They were the refuge of those who were in need of it, the shelter for the expectants, the helpers of those who sought help and supporters of the weak. People with expectation were attracted towards them and scholars found money with them. What they did in spending on good purpose is too well known and talks of their generosity too common. Sadaqa shook with pride when he listened to poetry and set aside for the poet a special part of his generosity. He made them free from poverty. He accepted them in his audience. He was all ears to listen to the requests of people and very generous in giving them what they needed.[2]
The best known leader of the tribe was Sadaka, the fourth ruler, who established the capital of Hilla in 1012, and it became one of the main cities of Iraq, known for trade and architecture.
The tribe was wiped out in 1162 by Caliph Mustanjid, and the area was then controlled by the Banu Muntafik of the Batiha, and the Zangids.
[edit] Leaders
- Sanad-al-Dawla Ali I, 1012
- Nur-al-dawla Dubays I, 1017
- Baha-al-dawla Abu-Kamil Mansur, 1081
- Sayf-al-dawla Sadaka I, 1086
- Nur-al-dawla Dubays II, 1107
- Sadaka II, 1134
- Mohammad, 1137
- Ali II, 1145
[edit] The Al-Mazyad family outside of Iraq
Mansour Moosa Al-Mazyadi played an important role in developing a Kuwaiti constitution issued on January 29, 1963 as part of Al Majles Al Ta'sesy or Founding Parliament.[3]
Recently[vague] it was discovered that some Al-Mazeedi family members migrated to Yemen a few hundred years ago and settled in the region of Hadhramaut where there are still Sunni families who belong to the original Mazeedi's of Iraq. Their tribal name is Al-Mazyad.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Moojan Momen, An Introduction to Shi'i Islam, Yale University Press 1985
- ^ Hasan al-Amin, Shorter Shi'ite Encyclopaedia 2006
- ^ Amiri Diwan, The Efforts of the Constituent Assembly, State of Kuwait 2006
[edit] References
- Lane-Poole, Stanley (1894). The Mohammedan dynasties: Chronological and genealogical tables with historical introductions. A. Constable and company. p. 119. http://books.google.com/books?id=594TAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA119.
- Runciman, Steven (1951). A history of the Crusades (1st ed.). Cambridge [Eng.]: Cambridge University Press. p. 113.
