Yahya Deylami

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Yahya Dilami, a Zaidi scholar from Yemen, is the preacher of Al-Nahrayn Grand Mosque and Friday Prayer Imam of Sana'a, and a member of the Council of the Islamic Assembly for Approximation of Islamic Sects. In August 2018, while traveling on the Marib to Sana'a road, he was captured by elements affiliated with the government of Mansour Hadi and was released following a prisoner exchange agreement after enduring 400 days in prison. According to Allamah Dilami, the separation of the Ummah from pure Muhammadan Islam and the concepts of the Holy Quran, the orientation of Muslims towards Western culture, differences and separation among scholars, and religious and sectarian conflicts are among the reasons for the silence of Islamic countries regarding the crimes of the Zionist regime.

Biography

Sheikh Yahya Hussein Dilami was born in 1961 CE in the city of Sana'a.

Education

He studied under prominent scholars of the Zaidi sect in Yemen and specialized in Islamic jurisprudence and Principles of Religion. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Arabic language and Islamic Studies from the University of Sana'a.

Preaching Activities

Sheikh al-Dilami is known for his extensive intellectual and Islamic missionary activities. Among his most important measures were the establishment of the Al-Zahra Center for Women's Awareness in 1997 CE, and the launch of the Sana'a Youth Movement to increase awareness in national and Islamic issues^[1].

Captivity

Allamah al-Dilami was captured in August 2018, while traveling on the Marib to Sana'a road, by elements affiliated with the government of Mansour Hadi and was released during a prisoner exchange agreement after enduring 400 days in prison. In exchange for his release, the government led by the Ansar Allah Movement in Sana'a released the son of "Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar", Deputy of Mansour Hadi. This prisoner exchange took place following the mediation of elders from Marib province. During the release of this Yemeni cleric, a number of prisoners from the Yemeni army and Popular Committees were also released. According to local sources, the resigned Yemeni government had proposed that in exchange for the release of Allamah Yahya al-Dilami, the Sana'a government release Mansour Hadi's brother, but this proposal was not accepted^[2].

Views

Reasons for the Silence of Islamic Countries Regarding Israeli Crimes

Allamah Yahya Hussein al-Dilami, member of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Assembly for Approximation among Islamic Sects, in an interview with the International Department of Taqrib News Agency, regarding the statements of Imam Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the gathering of guests of the 38th Islamic Unity Conference regarding the role of scholars and prominent figures in nation-building, said: The Leader of the Revolution addressed the current situation of the Islamic Ummah in his speech. The Islamic Ummah, despite possessing all elements of power regarding what is happening, is a spectator and silent.

Muslims obey neither the command of God, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), and the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), nor the invitation of Muslim leaders who desire nothing but honor, dignity, progress, growth, and good for the Islamic Ummah. This Yemeni scholar, regarding the reasons for the Islamic Ummah being a spectator in face of its own issues, especially what is happening in the Gaza Strip, stated: The first reason is the separation of the Ummah from pure Muhammadan Islam and the concepts of the Holy Quran, the second reason is the orientation of Muslims towards Western culture and its approaches and methods. Stating that Arab and Islamic regimes do not fulfill their duties and roles, he pointed to the Ummah's ignorance regarding the religion of Islam, as well as their fragmentation and dispersal, and also differences and separation among scholars and religious and sectarian conflicts which are not to the benefit of religion.

Yemen's Solidarity with Palestine

Regarding the solidarity of Yemen with Palestine and the operations of the country's armed forces against ships of the Zionist regime and related to this regime, as well as firing missiles and drones at targets of the occupying regime despite the fact that the Yemeni nation still bears the heavy burden of injuries resulting from the aggressions of the Saudi Emirati coalition, he said: Yemen is known for opposing oppression and aiding Islam since its emergence, Aws and Khazraj were of Yemeni origin. Yemenis are known as soldiers of Islamic conquests and participated in the conquest of Maghreb and many countries^[3].

Future of Yemen's Revolution

The member of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Assembly regarding the future of the Yemen Revolution stated: Every revolution passes through obstacles and hardships, and to free people from superstitions, legends, and lies, time is needed, just as every revolution needs men who have knowledge, awareness, and insight regarding the issues of the Islamic Ummah, changes have occurred in the government and head of the judiciary, and there is much hope for the growth and progress of the Yemeni people. He noted that remnants of the former Yemeni regime act through media or social communication networks to create despair and frustration among Yemeni society, the only thing that matters to them is the former regime and personal interests that they lost after the Yemeni revolution, if these are left alone and not confronted, they constitute a danger to the change occurring in Yemen. Referring to recent armed conflicts in the city of Sana'a and the killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh, head of the Yemeni General People's Congress Party and a number of his associates and close ones, he said: These developments have placed the country of Yemen at a new historical juncture, and the situation in Sana'a after the killing of Saleh has calmed to some extent and people in the capital demonstrated in support of the Ansar Allah group and condemning the recent plot, although the aggressor Saudi coalition has intensified its air bombardment after the killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Global Community's Neglect of Yemen Crisis

Dilami, referring to the global community's neglect of the Yemen crisis and the lost rights of the people of this country, said: We have no expectation from various organizations that operate under the cover of human and human rights institutions, as we know that most of these organizations are intelligence-based and act in line with espionage and intelligence activities more than their human duties. The Friday Prayer Imam of Sana'a, emphasizing the observance of the human rights of the Yemeni people, asked Islamic and powerful countries to rise in support of the oppressed people of this country. This Zaidi scholar continued by referring to the nature and positions of the Yemeni Ansar Allah Movement and said: The Ansar Allah Movement has so far resisted and stood firm against the hostilities of Israel and Saudi Arabia with all its power and forces and has not allowed the regimes of Saudi Arabia and UAE to realize their excesses in Yemen. Dilami emphasized: The current situation in Yemen is not limited to an all-out military war, but the country of Yemen has also been exposed to a widespread cultural and economic war. He said: Currently there is no ambassador in Sana'a and the global community has prevented the reopening of embassies in Sana'a, for this reason there is no extensive and deep political and diplomatic connection between Yemen and other countries^[4].