Almohad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Almohad
From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God
Example Sentences
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Since the 1170s, Islamic Iberia had been ruled by the Almohad Caliphate, but they struggled to unify Muslims throughout the region and at times struggled to assert their authority.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Almohad dominance turned out to be short-lived, however.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Those groups initially reluctant to join the Almohad cause were persuaded into an alliance by Ibn Tumart’s military.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
These movements, the Almoravid and later the Almohad, sought to reform the prevailing Sunni Islam then propagated by the Umayyad Caliphate.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Spanish historian Gayangos says that it was completed by Jabar or Gever in 1196, during the reign of the illustrious Almohad ruler, Abu Jakub Jusef, the same monarch who erected the Mesquita at Cordova.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
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