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Abu Numayy II, sharif of Mecca

أبو نمي الثاني شريف مكة

c. 1504 CE · 910 AH – c. 2 February 1582 CE · 10 Muharram 990 AH

Abu Numayy II Muhammad b. Barakat — sharif of Mecca, partner to his father then sole amir; briefly deposed after Selim's accession and shared with his cousin Idris before returning; al-Nur al-Safir praises him as Mecca's most eloquent and ablest amir; died 'Ashura (the book places it under 990; historically 992) 1.

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Roles
emir
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Sunni
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Arabia
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Politics, governance and authority

Summary

The Amir Abu Numay Muhammad ibn Barakat II ibn Muhammad ibn Barakat ibn Hasan ibn Ajlan al-Hasani, Amir of Mecca. He was born in 910 AH and remained Amir of Mecca for many years. He shared rule with his father before the latter's death and then ruled alone after him. 1.

Command and removal

He was removed from office a year after the reign of Selim began. His cousin Idris shared power with him, and then he returned to the amirate of Mecca until he died on the day of Ashura. 2.

His description in al-Nur al-Safir

The author of al-Nur al-Safir said: "I have not seen in Mecca an amir more eloquent than him, nor more skilled, nor more excellent in eloquence, nor finer in composing verse, nor more lasting in prose, nor more tender of heart, nor of lower repute." He was distinguished by many good qualities. 2.

People and things also explored

Ahl al-Diwan (those paid from the state register of soldiers and officers, and the rules of their conditions and distribution)· Ahl al-Hall wa al-Aqd (those who loose and bind: the men of power whose choice confirms the imam)· Ahl al-Mahalla (the people of a quarter, their imam, call to prayer, and their part in the oath and blood money where a body is found)· Islamic management· Experience versus service, and self-development· The nominal group technique· Leadership and the leader's six roles· Situational leadership

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 424-425
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 425
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Ahl al-Diwan (those paid from the state register of soldiers and officers, and the rules of their conditions and distribution)

Diwan is a Persian loan-word meaning a collection of sheets and writings, in which the army and those given grants were written; for the jurists it is the register in which the names of those in state service who receive a stipend from the public treasury are recorded, and the office that keeps it. Umar ibn al-Khattab was the first to set up the diwan, according to two accounts. The people of the diwan are of several kinds: soldiers, on conditions that are regulatory, such as puberty, freedom, Islam, health and fitness for fighting; holders of office, such as governors, judges, scholars, collectors, imams and muezzins; and the needy. The Companions differed on preference in distribution: Abu Bakr and Ali made it equal, while Umar and Uthman preferred by precedence in Islam, and Umar added kinship to the Prophet; Abu Hanifa and Ahmad followed the latter view.