control. The core of his army was the Ya’aabir qabila, and their chief Amir Sabaa b. Yusuf. Works Amongst his many works of literature are: Al-Majalis al Hatimiyyah, Risalat Tohfatil Qulub, , Zahru Bazr al-Haqa’iq, Tanbeehul Ghafileen and Al-Shumus ul- Zaherah. In his work he clarified position of succession regarding Ismaili Imams after Imam Jafar. Syedna Hatim wrote: "The eldest of these(sons of Imam Jafer) shall die in life time appointing as successor seventh imam." Death Syedna Hatim died on Saturday 16 Muharram 596/7 November 1199 in Hutayb. His tomb was built by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in the year 1971. It was further renovated and rebuilt in 2007. Gallery References Sources 1199 deaths Year of birth unknown Yemeni Ismailis Tayyibi da'is 12th century in Yemen 12th-century Arabs 12th-century Ismailis 12th-century Islamic religious leaders