Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani

He is the Imaam, the Allaamah, Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Yahyaa Ibn Alee Ibn Muhammad Al-Mu’allimee Al-Utmee Al-Yamani. He has been given the ascription of Banee Mu’allim from the city of Utmah in Yemen. He was born in 1313H (1895CE) in Utmah and was raised there and he frequented the city of Al Hudaydah - which is behind Ta`izz - and he acquired knowledge there. He then travelled to Jizan in the year 1329H during the leadership of Muhammad Ibn Alee Al-Idreesee at Aseer.

Positions

He took over the leadership of the Qaadees (Judges) and he was given the title of Sheikh ul-Islam. After the death of al-Idreesee in the year 1341H, he travelled to India and worked in Daa’irat ul-Ma’aarif al-‘Uthmaaniyyah in Hyderaabaad ad-Dikn, correcting the books of hadeeth and history and authenticating them. This was at roughly at the beginning of the year 1345H. He remained here for about 25 years, working. He then came to Makkah in 1371H and was designated - after only one year - with the position of trustee of the Library of the Grand mosque at Makkah.

Works

He has a variety of many books and (short) treatises which he authored for the verification of some issues related to knowledge - whether regarding hadeeth, sulook or aqeedah.-which remain in manuscript form. He also has a compilation of poetry which is also in manuscript form. As for what has been printed from them, then there are many, amongst them;
*‘Anwaar ul-Kaashifah’ which is a refutation of the book ‘Adwaa’ alas-Sunnah’ by Mahmood Abu Rayyah and which is not to be lamented over!
*‘Talee’atut-Tankeel’
*‘At-Tankeel bimaa fee Ta’neeb al-Kawtharee min al-Abaateel’ and this is a very good book, (is of) benefit and is unique. It has been printed with the checking of Shaikh Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee.
*‘Ilm ur-Rijaal wa Ahimmiyyatihi’ which is this treatise.
*‘Maqaamu Ibraaheem’ and this is a very precious book.

He has also checked many of the most important books on ‘Ilm ur-Rijaal’ (the science of the knowledge of the narrators of hadeeth) and history (and) which were printed by Daa’irah al-Ma’aarif al-‘Uthmaaniyyah during his time; such as the book ‘al-Ikmaal’ by Ibn Maakoolaa (4 volumes from it), the book ‘al-Ansaab’ of as-Sam’aanee (4 volumes from it), the book ‘Tadhkiratul-Huffaadh’ of adh-Dhahabee and ‘al-Jarh wat-Ta’deel’ of Ibn Abee Haatim and ‘at-Taareekh al-Kabeer’ of al-Bukhaaree, and others besides them which are numerous.

Death

He continued to look after the Library of the Haram at Makkah, studying, and being actively engaged in research, verification until his death in 1966 (1386H}.