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Aʿazzu Mā Yuṭlab
''Aʿazzu Mā Yuṭlab'' (), also known as ''al-ʿAqīda'' (, ), is a 12th-century book containing the teachings of Ibn Tumart, self-proclaimed ''Mehdi'' and founder of the Almohad movement. According to the text of the book itself, it was compiled by a scribe to whom Abd al-Mu'min dictated his notes from Ibn Tumart's teachings. Content ''Aʿazzu Mā Yuṭlab'' contains a variety of topics, commentaries, summaries, and essays representing the foundation Ibn Tumart's movement. It deals with ''hadith'', ''fiqh'', ''usūl ad-din'', ''tawhid'', politics, jihad, calls for reform, and promoting beneficence and discouraging maleficence. At the basis of Ibn Tumart's message and teachings is the concept of "''tawhid''," from which the Almohads got their name: ''al-muwaḥḥidūn'' (). Editions ''al-ʿAqīda'' was translated into Latin by the deacon Mark of Toledo in 606/1209–10, after Almohad military successes in al-Andalus, especially the Battle of Alarcos. The Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almohad Caliphate
The Almohad Caliphate (; ar, خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or or from ar, ٱلْمُوَحِّدُونَ, translit=al-Muwaḥḥidūn, lit=those who profess the unity of God) was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century. At its height, it controlled much of the Iberian Peninsula (Al Andalus) and North Africa (the Maghreb). The Almohad movement was founded by Ibn Tumart among the Berber Masmuda tribes, but the Almohad caliphate and its ruling dynasty were founded after his death by Abd al-Mu'min al-Gumi. Around 1120, Ibn Tumart first established a Berber state in Tinmel in the Atlas Mountains. Under Abd al-Mu'min (r. 1130–1163) they succeeded in overthrowing the ruling Almoravid dynasty governing Morocco in 1147, when he conquered Marrakesh and declared himself caliph. They then extended their power over all of the Maghreb by 1159. Al-Andalus soon followed, and all of Muslim Iberia was under Almohad rule by 1172. The turning p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
