Yemen — Dargahs of the Yemeni Duat Mutlaqeen

The mountains of Haraz in Yemen are home to some of the most ancient and sacred dargahs of the Dawoodi Bohra Dawat. Yemen was the heartland of the Fatimid Dawat in the period when the Imams went into seclusion (dawr al-satr). Many of the early Duat Mutlaqeen — the successors who continued the Dawat in the absence of the Imam — are buried in the Haraz mountains and surrounding areas. Notable sites include the qabr of Syedna Idris Imaduddin (d. 872 AH), one of the most revered historians and Duat; the dargah at Shibam; and sites associated with Syedna Hatim ibn Ibrahim and other early Duat.