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.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
He was also a frequent visitor to Marrakesh, where he routinely mocked Almoravid government officials and ridiculed their beliefs.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
At about the same time, a militant Islamic Almoravid movement emerged among the Sanhaja people of the southern Sahara, who soon established an empire centered on Morocco.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
By 1148 the Almohads controlled most of Morocco and ended Almoravid rule.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
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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