Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid ad-Din (Arabic: محمد بن يحيى حميد الدين; 1839 in Sana'a – 4 June 1904 in Qaflat Othor) was an Imam of Yemen who led the resistance against the Ottoman occupation in 1890–1904.
Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid ad-Din was a descendant of the founder of the Zaidi state in Yemen, Imam al-Mansur al-Qasim (d.
[2] Meanwhile, Zaidi resistance was kept alive by local groups including the followers of imams al-Mutawakkil al-Muhsin (d. 1878) and al-Hadi Sharaf ad-Din (d. 1890).
He replied that his aim was not political power for its own sake, but rather the implementation of sharia law, protection of the people from rapacious officials, and the prohibition of wine consumption and prostitution.
[7] Although his authority was not uncontested, Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid ad-Din was generally able to revive the glories of the early Qasimid imams.
He put an end to customary laws in most of the northern tribal areas, organized stipends for men of religion, and alms for widows, orphans and teachers.