Masyab (Arabic: مَسْيَب), also Musayyib (مُسَيِّب), is a village in Bani Matar DistrictofSanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located on the northeastern side of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb.[2]
Masyab
مَسْيَب
مُسَيِّب
Musayyib
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Village
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| Coordinates: 15°20′28″N 43°58′33″E / 15.34109°N 43.97596°E / 15.34109; 43.97596[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Bani Matar |
| Elevation | 9,495 ft (2,894 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
According to the 10th-century writer Al-Hamdani, Masyab is named after one Masyab b. Zayd b. ʿAwf b. Yarīm, of the tribe of Himyar.[2] Besides Hamdani, Masyab is mentioned by the history writer Yahya ibn Al-Husayn, as well as by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi in his narrative concerning Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.[2]
In al-Abbasi's account, Masyab is mentioned along with the nearby village of Mahyab as the site of a minor battle between the Yu'firids and followers of the Isma'ili missionary Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Jayshani.[3] Dhu'l-Tawq and Isa al-Yafi'i, two commanders loyal to Ali ibn Fadl, camped at Masyab and Mahyab c. 906 C.E., where they were attacked by the Yu'firid generals Ibn Jarrah and Ibn Kabalah.[3] They were defeated, although 400 of the Yu'firid soldiers were killed in the battle, and afterwards Dhu'l Tawq betrayed and killed Isa al-Yafi'i along with some of his men.[3]