Ibn Nusayr

Ibn Nusayr proclaimed himself the "bab" or door (representative) of al-Askari and later the twelfth Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi during the Minor Occultation , and rejected the authority of the the Four Deputies during his lifetime.

Abu Shu'ayb Muhammad ibn Nusayr , was a disciple of the tenth Twelver Shi'a Imam, Ali al Hadi and of the eleventh Imam, Hasan al Askari (d. 873). Ibn Nusayr was known to his companions as a representative ( Bab ) of al-Askari and of the twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi during the Minor Occultation . A rival of his in claiming to be the Bab (door) to the Imams was Abu Yaqub Ishaq, founder of the Ishaqiyya. The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as, Nusairyoon / Nosayris / Nusayris ( ) or, since the 1920s, Alawi ( ). One should note that the term Nusayri now has a negative connotation, as the Islamic State Group employs the term to promote the genocide of Alawites. He was of Persian origin, but was associated with the Arab al-Namir tribe. The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy - Henry Corbin - Google Boeken .

Abū Shuʿayb Muḥammad ibn Nuṣayr al-Numayri ( ) was a disciple of the tenth Twelver Imam , Ali al‐Hadi and of the eleventh Twelver Imam, Hasan al‐Askari , and founder of the Alawites . Ibn Nusayr was known to his followers as a representative ( Bab ) of al‐Askari and of the twelfth Twelver Imam, Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi during the Minor Occultation . A rival of his in claiming to be the bāb (door) to the Imams was Abu Yaqub Ishaq, founder of the Ishaqiyya. The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as the Nusayris ( ) or, since the 1920s, the Alawis ( ). Nusayr was an Arab from the northern tribe of Banu Numayr , although it has also been mentioned that he was of Persian origin but was associated with the Arab al-Namir tribe. The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy - Henry Corbin - Google Boeken .

Abū Shuʿayb Muḥammad ibn Nuṣayr al-Numayri ( ), died after 868, was considered by his followers as the representative ( Bāb ) of the tenth Twelver Imam , Ali al‐Hadi and of the eleventh Twelver Imam, Hasan al‐Askari , and founder of the Alawites . Ibn Nusayr was known to his followers as a representative (Bab) of al‐Askari and of the twelfth Twelver Imam, Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi during the Minor Occultation . A rival of his in claiming to be the bāb (door) to the Imams was Abu Yaqub Ishaq, founder of the Ishaqiyya. The followers of Ibn Nusayr are known as the Nusayris ( ) or, since the 1920s, the Alawis ( ). Nusayr was an Arab from the northern tribe of Banu Numayr , although it has also been mentioned that he was of Persian origin but was associated with the Arab al-Namir tribe. In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Voyage and the Messenger: Iran and Philosophy - Henry Corbin - Google Boeken .