Almoravid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Almoravid
< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent
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After tightening their grip on Morocco, the Almoravids launched an invasion of Umayyad Spain, conquering the Islamic states of Al-Andalus to create the Almoravid Empire.
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By the middle of the twelfth century, the religious enthusiasm of the early Almoravid conquests had largely died down.
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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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How were the Almoravid and Almohad movements both reformist and reactionary?
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It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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