Rise of the Almohad Movement

Timeline

1. 1121–1125Sijilmasa · MoroccoAfter returning from studies in the east, Ibn Tumart criticized the Almoravid court's religious practices in central Morocco with strict monotheist doctrine, attracting Berber groups such as the Masmuda tribe to convert and forming an initial religious-military community.
2. 1126–1129Tinmel · MoroccoThe movement established the Tinmel fortress camp in the Atlas Mountains, proclaimed a mahdi, and imposed religious discipline and military training, beginning a systematic challenge to Almoravid control of the southern Maghreb.
3. 1130Tinmel · MoroccoIbn Tumart died in 1130; his successor Abd al-Mu'min concealed the death and continued integrating tribal armed forces, turning the Almohad movement from a religious reform group into a more expansionary political-military power.