The Yamanies Service to al- Haj between the 4 – up to 9 centuries A.H.

Abstract

The Yemen Kings and gaverners allered notable services to the pilgrims, who
were in their way to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca. Among them Al-Hysen Ibn
Salama (dead 384, Aih). The governer of Al- Zeadiea state, who concern about
pilgrimage route from its beginning at Hudrumot to its end at Mecca Al Makruma, the
distant was estimated by 60th days to pass the way he also eastablished asystem of
water “artesian wells” as long as the pilgrimage way also setting up large Mosqeses
and Marking out the way of the caravans of pilgrimage to save these caravans from
lossing the right way, he setting up under ground water chanal started from Arafat to
holy Mecca in order to ensure water supplies for the erea. This project was very
costly.
The leady (Alam) (dead 545 A.H) took in her account finding condition of
safty and real protaction to pilgrimage caravans route. So Yemeni pilgrime felt safety
in their way holy God House.
She eliminated all sort of taxes imposed on the pilgrims to Mecca. She was
celebrated among her people as the “pilgrim because she pilgrimed many times.
King Al-Sualihi (dead 459 A.H) spread his power upon Mecca after aperiod of
disorder and chaos. He established role of Justic and restored order he brought food
and lowerd its prices. He covered Kaaba whith white dress of silk.
The King Al- Munsor Al-Rasouli (dead 647 A.H) forced his power upon
Mecca for seven years (639-646), treated the people of Mecca in general and the
pilgrimes in- particular in way of Kindness and Justice that had never been in practice
before his rule- he also imposed stability and order. While King Al-Muzufir started
his rule with notable dead by rebuilding some part of the Holy Kaaba and redressing it
with new cover of silk, as well as he preformed the prophet Mimbar (pulpit). He and
the King Ismail Al-Ashraf made permanent Almses for the Al-Shraf honorable
decendants of Mohammed and the common people of Mecca. Many kings of Bni
Rasoul established three schools and Rebat of sufism in Holy Mecca which serviced
people of Mecca.