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Almohad

American  
[al-muh-had] / ˈæl məˌhæd /
Also Almohade

noun

  1. a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.


Etymology

Origin of Almohad

From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God

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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

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

Nevertheless, over the next forty years or so, each kingdom expanded independently into what had been Almohad territory.

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

The Almohad conquerors who built the Koutoubya and embellished Marrakech dreamed a dream of beauty that extended from the Guadalquivir to the Sahara; and at its two extremes they placed their watch-towers.

From In Morocco by Edith Wharton

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