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Al-Mahdi ibn Tumart
Igiliz (Anti-Atlas), Morocco
Archival Overview
Masmuda Berber religious reformer who studied in Baghdad under Al-Ghazali, proclaimed himself the Mahdi, authored the theology of Tawhid (Divine Unity), and founded the Almohad revolution in Tinmel.
Biographical Record
Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tumart (c. 1080–1130 CE) was born in the Anti-Atlas mountains of southern Morocco. He traveled to Cordoba, Alexandria, and Baghdad, studying under the greatest scholars of Ash'arite theology, notably absorbing Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's philosophical revivalism.
Returning to Morocco, Ibn Tumart preached against what he viewed as the anthropomorphic and rigid literalism of the Almoravid jurists, emphasizing strict Tawhid (Divine Unity) and translating Islamic theology into the Berber language in his treatise Al-Murshida. In 1121, he retreated to the mountain sanctuary of Tinmel in the High Atlas, proclaimed himself the infallible Mahdi, and founded the Almohad movement that conquered North Africa.
Key Life Milestones
The Proclamation of the Mahdi at Tinmel
Gathered the Masmuda Berber clans in the High Atlas, declaring the Almohad religious revolution.
Composition of Al-Murshida in Berber
Authored the foundational theological creed in the Amazigh language, uniting tribes under spiritual reform.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialTinmel (High Atlas), Morocco