Almohad

The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i.e. "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians," the name being corrupted in Spanish) were a Berber Muslim religious power which founded the fifth Moorish dynasty in the 12th century, and conquered all northern Africa as far as Egypt, together with Muslim Spain. Almohad - Origins. It originated with Ibn Tumart, a member of the Masmuda, a Berber tribe of the Atlas Mountains. Ibn Tumart was the son of a lamplighter in a mosque and had been not ...

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• Almohad - Origins
• Almohad - The ruling
• Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269
• Almohad - Publications

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of pi ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The ruling, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of p ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The Dynasty, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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After his return to Morocco at the age of twenty-eight, he began preaching and agitating, heading riotous attacks on wine-shops and on other manifestations of laxity. He even went so far as to assault the sister of the Almoravid (Murabit) amir `Ali III, in the streets of Fez, because she was going about unveiled after the manner of Berber women. `Ali, who was very deferential to any exhibition of pie ...

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Almohad, Almohad - Origins, Almohad - The Dynasty, Almohad - Muwahhadi Almohad Caliphs 1145-1269, Almohad - Publications

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Abdul-Wahid I was Caliph of Morocco for less than a year in 1224. Soon after succeeding his father, the Almohad Caliph Yusuf II, to the throne, Abdul-Wahid I was strangled. His vizier, like that of his father and grandfather, was Abû Sa`îd ben Jâm`i. Other related archives1224, Almohad, Caliph of Morocco, Yusuf II, grandfather

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Abdallah was selected as Caliph of Morocco following the 1223 strangulation of the previous Almohad caliph, Abdul-Wahid I. Abdallah's vizier was Abû Zayd Abî Muhammad ben Abî Hafs, who had previously served his father, Muhammad an-Nasir, and his brother,Yusuf II, as governor of Ifriqiya. During Abdallah's reign, there were two pretenders to the Moroccan throne: his brother Abu al-Ala Idris al-Mamun, supported by Ferdinand III of Castile, and another brother, Yahyâ al-Mu`tasim, supported by the sheikhs of Marrakesh. In 1227, Abdallah was ...

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For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1269 - Events. 1269 - Europe. June 19 - King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver. Pélerin de Maricourt first describes magnetic poles and remarks on the nonexistence of isolated magnetic poles. King Otakar II of Bohemia inherits Carinthia and part of Carniola, making him the most powerful prince wit ...

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Abdallah was selected as Caliph of Morocco following the 1223 strangulation of the previous Almohad caliph, Abdul-Wahid I. Abdallah's vizier was Abû Zayd Abî Muhammad ben Abî Hafs, who had previously served his father, Muhammad an-Nasir, and his brother,Yusuf II, as governor of Ifriqiya. During Abdallah's reign, there were two pretenders to the Moroccan throne: his brother Abu al-Ala Idris al-Mamun, supported by Ferdinand III of Castile, and another brother, Yahyâ al-Mu`tasim, supported by the sheikhs of Marrakesh. In 1227, Abdallah was ...

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See anti-Semitism for etymology and semantics of the term. This article is concerned with the relationship between Islam and anti-Semitism. It covers: The prevalence of anti-Semitism amongst Muslims - and whether it is more or less common than amongst people of other religions. The positions of the various branches of Islam on anti-Semitism and Jews. Accusations of anti-Semitism made against Islam, and their consequences Islam and anti-Semitism - Historic events of Muslim persecution ...

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• Islam and anti-Semitism - Historic events of Muslim persecution of Jews
• Islam and anti-Semitism - Islamic claims that certain Jews had been transformed into lowly animals
• Islam and anti-Semitism - 20th century anti-Semitism by Islamic clerics
• Islam and anti-Semitism - Anti-Semitism by terrorist groups
• Islam and anti-Semitism - Jewish-Muslim dialogue
• Islam and anti-Semitism - Muslim denunciation of Anti-Semitism
• Islam and anti-Semitism - Reference

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Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; people who practice crypto-Judaism are referred to as "crypto-Jews". The term crypto-Jew is also used to describe descendants of Jews who still (generally secretly) maintain some Jewish traditions, often while adhering to other faiths, most commonly Catholicism. Crypto-Judaism - Europe. The many Marranos (in the Balearic Islands, Chuetas), who publicly professed Catholicism but privately adhered to Judaism du ...

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• Crypto-Judaism - Chuetas
• Crypto-Judaism - North America
• Crypto-Judaism - Central South America and Caribbean

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Abdul-Wahid I was Caliph of Morocco for less than a year in 1224. Soon after succeeding his father, the Almohad Caliph Yusuf II, to the throne, Abdul-Wahid I was strangled. His vizier, like that of his father and grandfather, was Abû Sa`îd ben Jâm`i. Other related archives1224, Almohad, Caliph of Morocco, Yusuf II, grandfather

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• History of Islam - Introduction
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• History of Islam - The spread of Islam
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• History of Islam - The zenith of Islamic power
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• History of Islam - The Ottoman empire
• History of Islam - Three Muslim empires
• History of Islam - The 20th century
• History of Islam - The end of World War I: European powers control the Middle East
• History of Islam - The end of the Caliphate and the rise of the Saudis
• History of Islam - Partition of India and establishment of Pakistan
• History of Islam - The creation of the state of Israel
• History of Islam - Oil wealth and petropolitics dominate the Middle East
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• History of Islam - Reformist Islam vs. Islamism
• History of Islam - Islamism the U.S. and the battle for oil wealth
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Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (Arabic: ابو يوسف يعقوب المنصور) (c. 1160 – January 23, 1199), was the third Almohad caliph, succeeding his father Abu Ya'qub Yusuf. He reigned from 1184 until 1199. He died in Marrakech, Morocco. During his reign, he undertook several major projects. He built the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech and attempted to build what would have been the world's largest mosque in Rabat. However, construction on the mosque stopped after al-Mansur died. Only the beginnings of the mosque had been completed, including the Hassan Tower. Al-Mansur protected t ...

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• Caliph - Origins of the caliphate
• Caliph - Succession to Muhammad
• Caliph - The authority of the caliph
• Caliph - The history of the caliphate
• Caliph - How the Caliphate came to an end
• Caliph - Reasons for the fall and continuing dormancy of the Caliphate
• Caliph - Famous caliphs
• Caliph - Dynasties
• Caliph - Claims to the caliphate
• Caliph - Lists of Caliphal dynasties and seats
• Caliph - The Rashidun Righteously Guided
• Caliph - The Umayyads of Damascus
• Caliph - The Abbasids of Baghdad
• Caliph - The Abbasid branch of Cairo
• Caliph - The Ottoman Padishahs
• Caliph - The secular Republic of Turkey
• Caliph - The Sharifan house in now Saudi Arabia
• Caliph - Sources and references

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Abu Ya'qub Yusuf or Yusuf I (died on July 29, 1184), was the second Almohad caliph. He reigning from 1163 until 1184. ...

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Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (1126 – December 10, 1198) was an Andalusian-Arab philosopher and physician, a master of philosophy and Islamic law, mathematics, and medicine. He was born in Cordoba, Spain, and died in Marrakesh, Morocco. His name is also seen as Averroès, Averroës or Averrhoës, indicating that the o and the e form separate syllables. In Arabic (the language in which he wrote), his name is Abu Al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd أبو ال� ...

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1159 - Events. In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. Prior to this, the pope was selected by election by the clergy and congregation of the church. Heiji Rebellion in Japan Tunis is conquered by the Almohad caliphs. 1159 - Births. Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (died 1189) 1159 - Deaths. May 30 - Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 110 ...

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Al-Muwahhidūn (Arabic الموحدون) is an Arabic word meaning "monotheists" or "those who believe in the unity of God (tawhid)" (or literally "unitarians"), and has been applied to various groups of Muslims at various times. It is the original Arabic name of the North African Almohad dynasty, and one name that the Druze sometimes call themselves. The Salafi (often called Wahhabis by outsiders) prefer to call themselves al-Muwahhidūn (i.e. "the people of monotheism")[1] Other re

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Algeria: 7,500,000 Tunisia:    200,000 Libya:    250,000+ Mauretania:    80,000 Egypt:    10,000 France:    1,000,000 Spain:    50,000 Israel:    50,000   Semitic The Berbers (also called Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afro ...

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• Berber - Origin
• Berber - Genetic evidence
• Berber - Archaeological
• Berber - Linguistic
• Berber - Phenotype and genotype by region
• Berber - Coastal Northwest Africans
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• Berber - Saharan Northwest Africans
• Berber - Religions and beliefs
• Berber - History
• Berber - Berbers and the Islamic conquest
• Berber - Berbers in Al-Andalus
• Berber - Modern-day Berbers
• Berber - The Arabization of Northwest Africa
• Berber - Famous Berbers
• Berber - In ancient times
• Berber - In medieval times
• Berber - In modern times
• Berber - Famous people who were either Berber or Punic
• Berber - Famous people who may have had some Berber ancestors

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Mallorca (in Catalan, Spanish, and English; also called Majorca in English) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are part of Spain. Like the other Balearic Islands Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa), Formentera, and Minorca ("minor island", Catalan: Menorca), the island is a popular tourist destination. In Germany, where package tourism to Mallorca has been popular since the 1960s, it has become a synonym for mass tourism and also for birdwatchers. The name derives from Latin insula ma ...

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• Mallorca - Language
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