'Abd-Kulal

Regent and governor of Himyar (died c. 500) June 2024 'Abd-Kulāl al-Ḥimyarī Maqawil (prince) 457 'Abd-Kulāl ibn Muthāwwīb al-Ḥimyarī Late 4th century Yemen 500–504 Christianity (non-trinitarian) Abd-Kulāl al-Ḥimyarī (ar عبد كلال الحميري), or simply Abdkulāl or Abd-kalal, was a governor of Himyar who lived in the 5th century CE. He was a convert to Nontrinitarianism, but kept his religious beliefs confidential. 'Abd-Kulal also held the power of regent rule temporarily during his time in office. Name The historians attested his name as 'Abd-Kulāl ibn Muthāwwīb al-Ḥimyarī.June 2024 The first part of his name is sometimes romanized as 'Abdkulāl Jamme Albert La dynastie de Šaraḥbi'il Yakûf et la documentation épigraphique sud-arabe https://omnia.college-de-france.fr/discovery/fulldisplay/alma990000568110107166/33CDF_INST:33CDF_INST 2024-06-04 fr or 'Abd-kalal. As for his epithet, he was said to have been from the Dhu Harith tribe, rendering his full name as 'Abd-Kulāl ibn Muthāwwīb Dhū Harīth al-Ḥimyarī.ar:ص85 - كتاب الأنساب للصحاري - ملك مرثد بن عبد كلال بم مثوب الرعيني - المكتبة الشاملة https://shamela.ws/book/491/85#p1 2024-06-04 shamela.ws However, he has also been attributed to being from the tribe of Dhū Rūayn. Ibn Hisham narrates that he was named 'Abd-Kulal ibn Yanuf.ar:ص65 - كتاب التيجان في ملوك حمير - ملك وائل بن حمير - المكتبة الشاملة https://shamela.ws/book/37473/57 2024-06-04 shamela.ws Reign After the death of Sharhabil Ya'fur, the royal power was unstable as all the Himyarite princes were too young to rule except for Sharhabil Yakkuf who was suffering from mental issues.al-Ṭabarī Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr https://books.google.com/books?id=SdrtpZQphYUC The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 5: The Sāsānids, the Byzantines, the Lakmids, and Yemen 1999-11-04 SUNY Press 978-0-7914-9722-7 enنشوة الطرب في تاريخ جاهلية العرب - ابن سعيد المغربي - مکتبة مدرسة الفقاهة http://ar.lib.efatwa.ir/40137/1/153/%22%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%22 2024-06-04 ar.lib.efatwa.ir ar 'Abd-Kulal took the royal power out of fear that it would be usurped by outsiders of non-royal lineage. His reign was generally a peaceful one, and he was not fond of leading invasions and conquests.Jawad `Ali https://books.google.com/books?id=OF0knQAACAAJ Tarikh al-'Arab qabl al-Islam 1955 Majma` al-Ilmi al-Iraqi ar 'Abd-Kulal also built a residence for himself and his wife around the year 463 CE, which is attested in archaeological inscriptions dating to approximately that year. Family Based on the inscriptions, 'Abd-Kulal had two sons named Hanim and Ha'll (attested in inscriptions as Hn'm and Hʿll). The first Christian ruler of Himyar, Marthad'ilan Yanuf is also identified as being one of his sons, with the full name Marthad ibn 'Abd-Kulal al-Himyari. Religion In the inscriptions, 'Abd-Kulal can be seen praising the god Rahmanan, which shows he believed in a form of monotheism.Iwona Gajda, Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Aix-Marseille University. 1997 Muslim historians like al-Tabari and Jawad Ali stated that 'Abd-Kulal was a convert to a form of non-trinitarian Christianity. He concealed his faith; Tabari states that it was because his teacher had been killed for being a Christian while Said al-Andalusi narrates that it was to prevent Yemen from being invaded by Shapur II, who had raided some Byzantine cities out of hatred for Christianity.Ibn Sa'id al-Andalusi https://archive.org/details/olomnasb_ymail_20180808_1731/page/n1/mode/1up Nashwat al-Tarab fi Tarikh Jahiliat al-Arab Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan 2018 Jordan See also Marthad'ilan Yanuf List of rulers of Saba' and Himyar References Category:Himyarites Category:Ancient history of Yemen Category:Medieval Arabs Category:Arab Christians