▁ev oked ▁a ▁respect ful ▁remark ▁from ▁the ▁im am : ▁" The ▁greatest ▁king ▁of ▁Y emen , ▁the ▁Mu ' aw iy ah ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁has ▁died . ▁His ▁pens ▁used ▁to ▁break ▁our ▁l ances ▁and ▁s words ▁to ▁pieces ." ▁And ▁actually , ▁the ▁Za id is ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁se ize ▁L ij am , ▁Na ' man ▁and ▁Sa ' d ah . ▁The ▁im am ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁conclude ▁peace ▁and ▁keep ▁the ▁ac quis itions . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 8 , ▁he ▁died . ▁Un like ▁the ▁five ▁previous ▁im ams , ▁he ▁could ▁maintain ▁a ▁strong ▁position ▁for ▁dec ades ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁periodic ▁set back s . ▁The ▁im am ▁was ▁celebrated ▁under ▁the ▁honor ific ▁al - M uz all al ▁bi ' l - G ham ama , ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁mi rac ul ously ▁saved ▁by ▁a ▁cloud ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁purs ued ▁by ▁Sultan ▁al - M u ' ay y ad ▁Da ' ud ▁in ▁Kh aw lan . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁al - M ah di ▁Muhammad ▁bin ▁al - M ut ah har ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Im ams ▁of ▁Y emen ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Y emen ▁ ▁R ass ids ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Z a idi ▁im ams ▁Category : R ul ers ▁of ▁Y emen ▁Category : Y em eni ▁im ams ▁Category : 1 2 1 7 ▁birth