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The Legal History of 'a Sir (Al-Mikhlaf Al-Sulaymani)

The Legal History of 'a Sir (Al-Mikhlaf Al-Sulaymani) 211 THE LEGAL HISTORY OF 'A SIR (AL-MIKHLAF AL-SULAYMANI) Dr. Isam Ghanem* LL.B., M.A. (Area Studies), M.Phil, FBIM, PH.D (Laws) (London) In March 1925, Imam Yahya of San'a' occupied Hodeidah and the coast up to Midi to the north. But the three major warring tribes of Yemen were at war with the Imam. Hashid and Bakil resented the Imam's attempt to dominate them, and in 1925 the Zaraniq of Bayt al-Faqih and Zabid petitioned the League of Nations for recognition as independent states. The grievances of the Zaraniq were sectarian. Crown Prince, Saif al-Islam Ahmad took a year to crush the revolt of the Zaraniq which he viewed as Shafi'i, i.e. Sunni. In 1926 the Saudis defeated the Idrisis in 'Asir and made them proteges of the King of Hijaz and Sultan of Najd under the Saudi-Idrisi Pact of Mecca concluded in October 1926. The Idrisis were Malikis from al-Qairawan who started as an ascetic Sufi sect (from which the Marghanis of Sudan claim descent).1 I In 1927, an Anglo-Saudi Pact in Jeddah aroused the fears of Imam Yahya who responded by concluding the 1st November 1928 Yemeni-Soviet Treaty of San'a'. Thus Yemeni Soviet relations have in fact http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arab Law Quarterly Brill

The Legal History of 'a Sir (Al-Mikhlaf Al-Sulaymani)

Arab Law Quarterly , Volume 5 (3): 211 – Jan 1, 1990

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© 1990 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0268-0556
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1573-0255
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10.1163/157302590X00134
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211 THE LEGAL HISTORY OF 'A SIR (AL-MIKHLAF AL-SULAYMANI) Dr. Isam Ghanem* LL.B., M.A. (Area Studies), M.Phil, FBIM, PH.D (Laws) (London) In March 1925, Imam Yahya of San'a' occupied Hodeidah and the coast up to Midi to the north. But the three major warring tribes of Yemen were at war with the Imam. Hashid and Bakil resented the Imam's attempt to dominate them, and in 1925 the Zaraniq of Bayt al-Faqih and Zabid petitioned the League of Nations for recognition as independent states. The grievances of the Zaraniq were sectarian. Crown Prince, Saif al-Islam Ahmad took a year to crush the revolt of the Zaraniq which he viewed as Shafi'i, i.e. Sunni. In 1926 the Saudis defeated the Idrisis in 'Asir and made them proteges of the King of Hijaz and Sultan of Najd under the Saudi-Idrisi Pact of Mecca concluded in October 1926. The Idrisis were Malikis from al-Qairawan who started as an ascetic Sufi sect (from which the Marghanis of Sudan claim descent).1 I In 1927, an Anglo-Saudi Pact in Jeddah aroused the fears of Imam Yahya who responded by concluding the 1st November 1928 Yemeni-Soviet Treaty of San'a'. Thus Yemeni Soviet relations have in fact

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Arab Law QuarterlyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1990

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