Almoravid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Almoravid
< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent
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These movements, the Almoravid and later the Almohad, sought to reform the prevailing Sunni Islam then propagated by the Umayyad Caliphate.
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The Almoravid Empire was founded in the early eleventh century.
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Centered in Morocco and led by a radical Islamic scholar, the Almoravid state grew rapidly through Islamic fervor and military conquests.
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The earliest was the Almoravid state, which arose in the eleventh century.
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Later in life he visited Cordova, already in its decline through the illiberal government of the Almoravid dynasty.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
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