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Ibn Tumart

Type Figure Region Tinzawt Time c. 1080–1130 Also known as Ibn Tumart、Muhammad ibn Tumart、穆罕默德·本·图迈尔

Ibn Tumart (c. 1080–1130), religious founder of the Almohad movement and a Berber Islamic reformer, who studied in Baghdad, Mecca, and Cairo, returne…

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  1. c. 1100–1115Baghdad · IraqIbn Tumart came from a Berber tribe of the Atlas Mountains; in his youth he traveled to Baghdad, Mecca, and Cairo to study under several renowned scholars, learning the Hanbali school and Ash'ari theology. During this time he formed a critical stance toward the Islamic doctrines of the era, laying the intellectual foundation for his later reform movement.
  2. 1121–1125Fez · MoroccoAround 1121 Ibn Tumart returned to the Maghreb, preaching openly in Fez and elsewhere, proclaiming the coming of the Mahdi and calling for tawhid and the restoration of pure Islamic faith. He harshly criticized the Almoravids' leniency on matters such as women's veiling and music, quickly attracting Berber tribes and openly breaking with the Almoravid regime.
  3. 1125–1130Tinzawt · MoroccoAfter being driven out by the Almoravids, Ibn Tumart led his followers into the Tinzawt valley in the Atlas Mountains to establish a base, building fortifications and reorganizing the army. In the late 1120s Ali ibn Yusuf sent forces against him several times without success. Ibn Tumart died of illness in August 1130, and his disciple Abd al-Mu'min took over the movement, laying the groundwork for the eventual overthrow of the Almoravids.

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