Abbasids
מעמד Mahmud (محمود)
Ma'amad (pronounced Mahamad) or Mahmud in Tachkastan is the name given to a Jewish Counsel which governs a Jewish community. Each member of the Ma'amad is addressed as Ma'amad. Each Ma'amad appoints its own successor (Khalif)
In the 620s, the Jews and their Ma'amad were evicted from Edessa by Heraclius who granted them Tachkastan instead (the deal engraved in black stone) if they could liberate it from Khosrau II's control and unite in religion. In Tachkastan they received hospitable welcomed by the Ishmai'i as relatives despite religious disagreements. Luckily, their Ma'amad (Mahmud) had Zera Israel relatives (through a Jew called Abdul Muttalib) in the area, specifically a Gnostic Baptist (Tsabi) convert from Nestorianism called Ibn-Ishmael and his cousin Ali who were able to make a difference.
The Jewish Ma'amad expounded on Baptist (Tsabi) Homeletic Gnosis among themselves for the Jews to use to guide the Noahites. Their Ma'amad also prepared Mishnaic material in Gnostic terms that the various types of devotee (Arab) could understand. These materials (called Ahsana Al Hadith) became the materials from which the Islamic Quranic would eventually be formed.
Although Gnostic Baptists used to faced South to worship, every Noahite Synagogue was built roughly facing Jerusalem.
It seems the chief Ma'amad had a son called Ibn Khalifa who was an important Messenger in carrying the Homeletic Gnosis from their Ma'amed to the Jewish teachers of Tachkastan. Thanks to their Ma'amad, Ibn-Ishmael the Tsabi soon rose to prominence in Tachkastan as he won over various Ishmai'i as Noahites from among the Arabs (devotees).
According to a tradition preserved by Abu Isa, the word Nabi was given a lower meaning compared to the Hebrew word Navi. Nabis were Jews who served as Pastors for the Noahites in fulfilment of the commandment to be a light unto the nations. People in Tachkastan known to have identified themselves as Nabis included:
- 1. Nabi ibn Abu Kabsha
- 2. Nabi Maslamah bin Habib
- 3. Nabi Sajah
- 4. Nabi Rahman (Al-Aswad al-Ansi)
- 5. Nabi Tulayha
- 6. Nabi ʿAbdallāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī Sarḥ
- 7. Nabi Saf ibn Sayyad
At least one of the Nabis (Ibn-Ishmael) was raised to Mahmud status.
Having united the people of Tachkastan under one religion, the Ma'amad supplied Heraclius's weapons to them to overthrow the Persians.
After that, a certain jealous Abu Bakr whose daughter served as a maid to Mahmud Ibn Ishmael ordered her to poison him in 632. Abu Bakr aimed to take his place as successor not realising he had already appointed Ali to be his successor. Then gathering his own party, he threatened all of the Nabis if they would not submit to him. Nabi Maslamah bin Habib, Nabi Sajah and Nabi Rahman were all killed. The Judases Nabi Tulayha and Nabi Abdallah ibn Saad and the Dajjalic Nabi Saf all pledged allegiance. But the Dajjalic Nabi Saf was not trusted and eventually vanished. With his accomplices, Abu Bakr established his own Ma'amad. Jews were essentially prohibited from teaching Gnosis unless they joined his team. Those who did not accept the new rules were called traitors and massacred.
His team then taught the Taji that they had to invade the Holy Land in 634.
After him Umar who was well versed in the Torah took control of the community in 636 and likewise cracked down on all the Gnostic-Jews of Arabia who did not accept his the new rules just as Abu Bakr had before him. Those who accepted the new rules were rewarded for their silence.
In 644 Uthman came to power. His Ma'amad re-wrote the Quranic Materials into a new book for his people.
Ali, Ibn Masood and Ubayy present their Tomes to Pope Martin for approval.
Uthman destroys previous texts sends an army to try and save Pope Martin in the Battle of Masts and frantically tried to assemble a Tome to present to Pope Martin
In 656 Ali's party attacked Uthman and Muawiya went to war against them.
In 660 Muawiya killed Ali.
In 680 Yazid tried to succeeded Muawiya and killed Ali's son Hussain but Zubayir captured the imperial black stone seal and took it to the Hejaz where he established his Khalifate.
