Ibn Tumart
Founder of the Almohad movement and its first leader.
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He founded the Almohad movement, which aimed to end Almoravid rule and establish a strict Muslim caliphate.[1] The Muslim religious scholar and political leader Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad Ibn Tūmart came from the Sous area in what is now southern Morocco.[2]
Life and work
His father was a lamplighter at the mosque, and Ibn Tumart earned the nickname "Asafu" for lighting candles there as a child.[3][4] He traveled to Córdoba around 1106 to study, then went east and was influenced by al-Ghazali's ideas.[5] After his studies, Ibn Tumart returned to the Maghreb in 1117/18, preaching puritanical reform.[6] He publicly shamed those he deemed impure, including wine sellers and unveiled women.[1]
He founded a ribat at Tinmel around 1124 and led an armed revolt against the Almoravids.[7]
What the cited sources add
Joe's account states that Ibn Tumart was given the nickname "Asafu," which translates to "firebrand" or "lover of light."[1] The same source notes that "Tumart" means "good fortune" or "delight" in the Berber language.[1] Joe reports that Ibn Tumart assaulted the sister of Almoravid emir Ali ibn Yusuf for not wearing a veil in Fez.[1] After being banished from Marrakesh, he escaped arrest with the help of a Masmuda chieftain.[1]
References
- Joe, "Ibn Tumart: Charismatic Religious Leader", 11 January 2022. facts only, no text reused. timelessmyths.com
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ibn Tūmart religion, Qurʾān, & doctrine Britannica", www.britannica.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: History of Ibn Khaldun (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dramani Issifou (1988) "Islam as a social system in Africa since the seventh century", in M. Elfasi, editor, General History of Africa, Africa from the Seventh ; "Tamazight–English Dictionary", Atlas Cultural Foundation, 2016, p. 54 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cornell, Vincent J. "Understanding is the mother of ability: Responsibility and action in the Doctrine of Ibn Tūmart." Studia Islamica (1987): 71-103.; Julian, p. 93; Ibn Khallikan, p.206;; YAVUZ, A. Ö. (2017) . "The Sectarian Identity of Ibn Tumart." CUMHURIYET ILAHIYAT DERGISI-CUMHURIYET THEOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.21, pp.2069-2101. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ibn Khallikan, p. 206 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ibn Tumart" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Messier (2010:148) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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