Abdallah ibn Yasin
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Abdallah ibn Yasin was an 11th-century Islamic scholar and religious reformer who led a militant Berber movement that gave rise to the Almoravid Empire in North and West Africa.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdallah ibn Yasin canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Berber leader
ⓘ
Islamic scholar ⓘ Muslim cleric ⓘ historical figure ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
puritanical religious practices
ⓘ
strict observance of Islamic law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lamtuna tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Gudala tribe
Lamtuna tribe ⓘ Massufa tribe ⓘ Sanhaja Berbers ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | emergence of the Almoravid Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | region of present-day Mauritania or southern Morocco ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Berber
|
| fiqhSchool | Maliki ⓘ |
| founded | Almoravid ribat on an island in the Senegal River region ⓘ |
| helpedForm | political-religious alliance of Sanhaja tribes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Almoravid and early Almoravid era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Almoravid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almoravid Empire
Islamic reform in North Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Almoravid movement
ⓘ
religious reform among Sanhaja Berbers ⓘ spreading Maliki Sunni Islam in the western Sahara ⓘ |
| languageOfPreaching | Arabic ⓘ |
| led | religious reform movement among desert Berbers ⓘ |
| legacy |
laid ideological foundations of Almoravid rule in Morocco
ⓘ
model of ribat-based religious-military organization ⓘ spread of Maliki jurisprudence in the Maghreb and western Sahara ⓘ |
| mentorOf |
Abu Bakr ibn Umar
ⓘ
Yusuf ibn Tashfin ⓘ |
| movement |
Almoravid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almoravid movement
|
| preachedAgainst |
lax religious observance
ⓘ
pre-Islamic tribal customs ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ⓘ
surface form:
western Sahara
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
militant leader
ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ spiritual guide ⓘ |
| schoolOfIslam | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| sourceMention | medieval Arabic chronicles of the Maghreb and al-Andalus ⓘ |
| title |
Imam
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Imam
al-Murabit ⓘ |
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