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.

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Etymology

Origin of Almohad

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

Example Sentences

Those groups initially reluctant to join the Almohad cause were persuaded into an alliance by Ibn Tumart’s military.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

How were the Almoravid and Almohad movements both reformist and reactionary?

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

In the thirteenth century, the Iberian Peninsula was split between Christian kingdoms and parts of the Islamic Almohad 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.