10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALMORAVID»
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Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial ...
With North African gold routes under Almoravid and Almohad control, more gold
came to and through Andalusi markets and mints. Ibn Rushd distinguished
between "Almoravid gold" and "eastern gold" (dhahab al-mashriqiyya), indicating
that ...
Olivia Remie Constable, 1996
2
El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492
The role of such horsemen was now to break and pursue a weakened foe, which
in turn added flexibility to Almoravid tactics. From the earliest days flags played a
leading part in battlefield control, again perhaps reflecting greater discipline ...
In 1269, the only dynasty to successfully unite North Africa perished, as
Marrakesh fell before the rising tide of their rivals, the Merinid Berbers. See also
almoravid dynasty; maliki legal school. Stephen Cory Further reading: Richard
Fletcher, ...
4
Medieval Islamic Civilization: A-K, index
... to a spiritual discipline that could be directed to military aims). The origins of
the Almoravid movement are connected by sources to the desire of a leader of
the Gudala tribe to improve the religious life of his tribesmen (and their relatives,
the ...
Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, 2006
5
Poetry, Politics and Polemics: Cultural Transfer Between the ...
stance, his zajal no.38 is dedicated to Abu Jacfar Hamdin who probably went to
Marrakush with the aim to visit the Almoravid ruler cAli b. Yusuf b. Tashufin (1106
-1143) in order to get an important function in Cordoba. In this poem, Ibn Quzman
...
Ed de Moor, Otto Zwartjes, G. J. H. van Gelder, 1996
6
Dictionary of African Biography
Almoravid prob- lems in both Spain and Morocco were made worse by the retreat
of ȾAli ibn Yusuf into the safety of his palace following several crushing defeats
in Spain from 1118 to 1125. Lacking in strong leadership, the Almoravid crisis ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
7
History of Western Sahar:
Almoravid Dynasty, Timeline of ...
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8
The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad
It came when Seville was already under siege and as two more Almoravid armies
arrived at the city's walls. Mu'tamid displayed the same courage that he had
shown at Zallaqa. He marshalled a defense that was worthy of a king and, at the
...
9
Studies in West African Islamic History: The Cultivators of ...
What then is to be said for the Almoravid contribution to the cultivation of Islam in
the Western Sudan? Is there any justification for contending that the Almoravid
tradition persisted after the death of the Imam al-Hadrami in 1096 AD? Farias is
in ...
10
Muslim Societies in Africa: A Historical Anthropology
In the early decades of the twelfth century, a formidable movement of opposition
against Almoravid rule started to form among both Zanata and Masmuda, which
eventually succeeded in defeating the Almoravids and in establishing a new ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALMORAVID»
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Aspects of Morocco's Foreign Policy
In view of this unsustainble situation, the taifas decided to call upon their Muslim bretheren in the south i.e. the powerful Almoravid dynasty. «Morocco World News, Jun 15»
Ashura in Mainstream Islam
During the Almoravid period, Moroccans embraced the Malakite School and adhered to a Sunni Islam. Yet, some of the Shiite aspects have ... «Morocco World News, May 15»
In Pictures: Morocco's World Heritage Sites
Founded in 1071 by Youssef Ibn Tachfin, head of the Berber Almoravid Empire, Marrakech, the historic medieval city, is the fourth largest cities ... «Morocco World News, Apr 15»
What Was Europe Like Under the Moors' Rule?
Almoravid persecution and massacres of Jews saw the teenager who was to become the philosopher Moses Maimonides flee to the relative ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
Western Sahara's 'conflict tomatoes' highlight a forgotten occupation
... and the author has also the right to believe that the almoravid dynasty , the almohad dynasty , the marinid dynasty , the saadi dynasty have ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
HRH Prince Moulay Rachid Inaugurates in Rabat 'Medieval …
... through 220 works of art, Morocco's achievements during the Almoravid, Almohad and Marinid dynasties in the fields of architecture, pottery, ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 15»
Re-enacting Muhammad in Copenhagen
1149), the great Almoravid jurist, captured the doctrine's animating Muslim supremacism in his seminal Ash-Shifa, which includes one of the ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
Western Sahara's stranded refugees consider renewal of Morocco …
In fact, Berber tribes mostly populated the region before Spanish rule, at one point forming the Almoravid dynasty, whose rule included both ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Could war come back to Western Sahara? Some of Algeria's …
In fact, Berber tribes mostly populated the region before Spanish rule, at one point forming the Almoravid dynasty, whose rule included both ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
Who are the Seven Immortalized “Saints” of Marrakesh?
Qadi Iyad ibn Musa was born in 1083 in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid Empire. He was the great imam of that city and, later, a high ... «Morocco World News, Dec 14»
