Draft:Sayyid Badr al-Din al-Houthi
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| Name | Sayyid Badr al-Din al-Houthi |
| Other Names | Badr al-Din bin Amir al-Din bin Hussein al-Houthi |
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| Birth Place | Yemen, Sa'dah |
| Religion | Islam |
Sayyid Badr al-Din al-Houthi is a Zaidi scholar and the spiritual leader of the Yemen Ansar Allah movement. He is considered among the religious references of the Zaidi sect Jarudiyya. He was the father of Sayyid Hussein al-Houthi, the founder of the Ansar Allah movement. After the killing of Sayyid Hussein, Sayyid Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, another son of Badr al-Din, took over the leadership of this movement. Badr al-Din al-Houthi was a supporter of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, a proponent of Islamic unity, and a defender of Palestine. He has authored numerous works, including the book al-Taysir fi al-Tafsir. He has also written about Wahhabism, the result of which is compiled in the collection al-Silsilah al-Dhahabiyah fi al-Radd ala al-Wahhabiyah.
Biography
Badr al-Din bin Amir al-Din bin Hussein al-Houthi was born on 17 Jumada al-Awwal 1345 AH, corresponding to 3 November 1926 CE, in the Dahyan region of Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen. He was one of the founders of the Haq Party of Yemen and also the spiritual leader of the Ansar Allah movement. Badr al-Din al-Houthi was the father of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and Hussein al-Houthi, and after Hussein's death in 2004 CE, he briefly assumed the leadership of the Houthi movement in Yemen. His lineage is traced back to Hasan al-Muthanna, the son of Imam Hasan (peace be upon him). The lineage of the Houthi family residing in Sa'dah goes back to Hussein bin Muhammad, who migrated from the city of Houth to Dahyan.
Education
Al-Houthi spent his education period in Sa'dah under his father Amir al-Din Hussein al-Houthi and his uncle Hasan bin Hussein al-Houthi. He also benefited from Abdul-Aziz Ghalibi and Yahya bin Hussein al-Houthi. Badr al-Din received Ijazah IjtihadTemplate:Efn from certain scholars, whose names are mentioned in Miftah Asanid al-Zaydiyyah.
Activities
Scientific Activities
The number of his authored works is approximately 100. Part of his writings is dedicated to Wahhabism and responding to doubts raised by them, which has been published in a collection titled al-Silsilah al-Dhahabiyah fi al-Radd ala al-Wahhabiyah.
Works
Some of the works of Badr al-Din al-Houthi are as follows:
- Tahrir al-Afkar an Taqlid al-Ashrar;
- al-Ijaz fi al-Radd ala Fatawa al-Hijaz;
- Sharh Amali al-Imam Ahmad bin Isa;
- Turuq Tafsir al-Quran;
- Kashf al-Ghummah fi Mas'alat Ikhtilaf al-Ummah;
- al-Husam al-Qadib al-Khafid li-Hamat al-Nawasib;
- al-Tahdhir min al-Firqah;
- al-Dhurriyyah al-Mubarakah;
- Ahadith Mukhtarah fi Fada'il Al al-Bayt;
- Irshad al-Talib ila Ahsan al-Madhahib;
- Idah al-Ma'alim fi al-Ruqa wa al-Tama'im;
- Hadith al-Istifa;
- Bayan al-Burhan min al-Quran ala Takhlid Awliya al-Shaytan fi al-Niran;
- Bayan Sabil Allah;
- al-Tabyin fi al-Damm wa al-Ta'min;
- Al Muhammad Laysu Kull al-Ummah;
- al-Jawab ala Hafiz bin Ahmad al-Hakami;
- al-Jawab ala Masa'il Shadd al-Rihal;
- al-Zaydiyyah fi al-Yemen;
- al-Sahm al-Thaqib fi Ibtal Da'ayat al-Nawasib;
- al-Farq bayn al-Sabb wa al-Qawl al-Haqq;
- Fada'il Al Muhammad alayhim al-Salam;
- Tawsiyat li-Amin al-Qa'ud;
- Hashiyah Mufassalah ala ma Ajmal al-Imam al-Qasim fi al-I'tisam;
- Man Hum al-Rafidah;
- Man Hum al-Wahhabiyah;
- al-Mutarrifiyyah;
- Ayat al-Mawaddah;
- Banat al-Rasul la Raba'ibuh;
- Miftah Asanid al-Zaydiyyah;
- al-Nasihah al-Mufidah;
- Tafsir al-Thaqalayn;
- Sharh al-Sudur fi Ziyarah al-Qubur;
- al-Jawab al-Wajiz;
- al-Ifadah li-Ahl al-Insaf;
- al-Ijadah fi Daf' al-Israf;
- al-Taysir fi al-Tafsir;
- al-Majmu'ah al-Wafiyah fi al-Fi'ah al-Baghiyah;
- al-Gharah al-Sari'ah fi al-Radd ala al-Tali'ah;
- al-Zuhri Ahadithuh wa Siratuh;
- Irshad al-Sa'il ila Ahamm al-Masa'il.
Political Activities
After the martyrdom of his son Hussein, he took over the leadership of the Ansar Allah movement. With the help of some Zaidi scholars, he founded the Haq Party. Al-Houthi was a prominent member of this party who, due to differences arising within the party, separated from it and founded the Shabab al-Mu'min Party. After the infiltration of the America into Yemen to counter Al-Qaeda forces and foreign interference in Yemen's internal affairs, Badr al-Din al-Houthi invited his students to struggle against the government. Following this action, the Yemeni government targeted his home, and he was forced to leave his country. It is said that Badr al-Din was the target of several unsuccessful assassination attempts. In the targeting of him in the village of al-Kharib, several members of his family were killed. Also, the unsuccessful assassination operation against him in 2005 CE led to the start of the second Houthi war with the Yemeni government, and with the assumption of Badr al-Din's death, the war stopped.
Thoughts and Beliefs
Support for Palestine
He was concerned with the issue of Palestine and confrontation with the Israel. He considered support for the oppressed necessary. He supported the stance and actions of his son Hussein in confronting the America by chanting the Sarha slogan and boycotting American and Israeli goods.
Islamic Unity
Badreddin considered Islamic Unity necessary to confront the great dangers that Muslims face. He also called for adopting an appropriate stance in facing the conspiracies of America and Israel and confronting them. His thoughts and beliefs have been considered close to Twelver Shia. He considered those enemies of Imam Ali (AS) who were aware of his legitimacy but rose to fight against him as unbelievers.
Islamic Revolution of Iran
He was among the supporters of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. It is said that he celebrated the military success of the Iran in the Iran–Iraq War and civil wars by firing guns. Also, the intellectual uprising of the Ansar Allah movement, of which he is considered the spiritual father, is considered inspired by the Islamic Revolution of Iran. His policies and those of his sons have also been considered aligned with Iran's policies. Badreddin traveled to the Iran in 1994 CE, along with his son Hussein. Some have stated his return to Yemen was in 2002 CE, and others have mentioned his stay in Iran lasted one year. Some have claimed that he and his son were influenced by Twelver Shia Islam in Iran. For this reason, Ansar Allah has been considered a Twelver Shia movement; however, the Houthis have rejected this claim and emphasize their Zaidi identity.
Death
Finally, Badreddin al-Houthi died in 2010 CE, at the age of 89, as a result of complications of a respiratory disease[1].
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