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Al-Yamani

Yamani or Al-Yamani ( may refer to:

  • Al-Yamani (Shiism), a pre-messianic figure in Shia Islamic eschatology
    • Ahmad al-Hasan al-Yamani, a Basra Shia Iraqi who in the 2000s claimed to be the messenger of the Imam Mahdi
  • Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician and petroleum and mineral minister
Al-Yamani (Shiism)

The Yamani or al-Yamani is a pre-messianic figure in Shia Islamic eschatology, who is prophesied to appear to the people to guide them to the right path prior to the arrival of Muhammad al-Mahdi, the ultimate savior of humankind from the Shia viewpoint and the final Imam of the Twelve Imams.