Ayyub ibn Nuh
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Ayyub ibn Nuh ibn Duraj Nakhai was one of the trusted representatives of Ali al-Hadi in Kufa.[a][1][2] These representatives were responsible for the financial and religious affairs of the Imamite Shias[3] especially for the collection of religious taxes like Khums[4] and following the same tenet of political quietism of the Shia Imams, they took on the role of directing and organising the Shia community.[5] Since Ayyub handled large amounts of religious donations on behalf of al-Hadi, the people were apparently surprised to find out after his death that he had only left behind hundred-fifty dinars.[2][6] According to Shaykh Tusi, he was reliable narrator and reported many narrations from al-Hadi. His father Nuh ibn Darraj was a Qadi in Kufa and Jameel bin Darraj was his brother.[6]
A letter attributed to al-Hadi asks Ayyub ibn Nuh and Hasan ibn Rashid (a representative of al-Hadi in Baghdad, Mada'in, and the Sawad) to resolve their dispute and work only within their defined areas.[7]
