What was Ibn Tumart's role in the Almohad Caliphate?

Ibn Tumart was a theologian and philosopher who contributed to the religious and political reforms of the Almohad movement, which sought to establish a Berber-led Islamic empire. - **Where did Ibn Tumart work?** He was affiliated with the Almohad Caliphate, a Berber empire that ruled North Africa and Iberia from 1121 to 1269. - **What is Ibn Tumart known for?** He is known for his role in the Almohad doctrine and his participation in the Battle of al-Buhayra, a key event in the Almohad revolt.

Ibn Tumart

Amazigh religious scholar, teacher and politician

Person human Q455925

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: 1080, October 7, 1078, 1092^[10]^[11]
Date of death: August 20, 1130, December 25, 1130, 1130^[12]^[13]
Place of birth: Igiliz
Place of death: Tinmel
Country of citizenship: Almohad Caliphate^[14]
Ethnic group: Masmuda^[16]
Occupation: politician, writer, ruler, theologian, philosopher, poet^[17]
Religion or worldview: Islam^[20]
Notable work: The Guiding Creed^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Berber, Arabic^[27]^[28]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[32]
Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)^[24]^[25]^[26]
Given name: Muhammad^[23]
Kunya: ʾAbū ʿAbd Allāh^[33]
Madhhab: Ẓāhirī^[34]
Name in native language: ابن تومرت, محمد بن عبد الله بن تومرت^[29]^[30]
Native language: Berber^[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons^[31]
Participated in conflict: Battle of al-Buhayra^[22]
Student: Abd al-Mu'min^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 35

ISNI: 0000000120064165, 0000000120105465
VIAF cluster ID: 90060230
Library of Congress authority ID: n84227574
GND ID: 118981250
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID: 5035
BIBSYS ID: 97054676
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16540414g
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00402717
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11848777
DDB person (GND) ID: 118981250
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118981250
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations: 22607

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EGAXA ID: vtls001462414
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Ibn-Tumart
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: muhammad-ibn-abdallah-ibn-tumart
Encyclopédie berbère article ID: 1629
FAST ID: 1825566
Freebase ID: /m/061l15
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11h3vgfjg8
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: muhammad-ibn-tumart-al-mahdi
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0044744
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Muhammad_ibn_Tumart
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/108941200537
IdRef ID: 060363398
IxTheo authority ID: 079762220
Libris-URI: dbqsv7gx1d95xzw
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007306602505171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073188999
Parsifal cluster ID: 241339
RERO ID (legacy): A023863099
SELIBR ID: 224608
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID: ibn-tumert
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/67687
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJvt76W46BmykB79dkYQMP
Yale LUX ID: person/854f4b28-d587-4c98-ae46-e5c3a9db1efb

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Occupation 6

writer, poet, politician, philosopher, theologian, ruler

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

Arabic, Berber

Students 2

Abd al-Mu'min, Muhammed al-Baydhaq

Country of citizenship 1

Almohad Caliphate

Ethnic group 1

Masmuda

Founded entities 1

Almohad doctrine

Given name 1

Muhammad

Instance of 1

human

Madhhab 1

Ẓāhirī

Native language 1

Berber

Participated in conflict 1

Battle of al-Buhayra

Place of death 1

Tinmel

Religion or worldview 1

Islam

Sex or gender 1

male

Student 1

Abd al-Mu'min

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Summary

Ibn Tumart was born in 1080^[1] in Igiliz^[2]. He died on August 20, 1130^[3], in Tinmel^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], writer^[6], ruler^[7], theologian^[8], and philosopher^[9].

FAQs

Where was Ibn Tumart born?

Ibn Tumart was born in Igiliz^[2].

Where did Ibn Tumart die?

Ibn Tumart passed away in Tinmel^[4].

What did Ibn Tumart do for work?

Ibn Tumart worked as a politician^[5], writer^[6], ruler^[7], theologian^[8], and philosopher^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ibn Tumart — place of birth (P19): Igiliz. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ibn Tumart — place of death (P20): Tinmel. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ibn Tumart — sex or gender (P21): male. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ibn Tumart — country of citizenship (P27): Almohad Caliphate. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ibn Tumart — native language (P103): Berber. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): ruler. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): theologian. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): philosopher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ibn Tumart — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ibn Tumart — religion or worldview (P140): Islam. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ibn Tumart — ethnic group (P172): Masmuda. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of birth (P569): 1080. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of birth (P569): October 7, 1078. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of birth (P569): 1092. al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of death (P570): August 20, 1130. pantheon.world. Retrieved 2017-10-09. pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of death (P570): December 25, 1130. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ibn Tumart — date of death (P570): 1130. al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ibn Tumart — participated in conflict (P607): Battle of al-Buhayra. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ibn Tumart — given name (P735): Muhammad. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ibn Tumart — notable work (P800): The Guiding Creed. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ibn Tumart — student (P802): Abd al-Mu'min. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ibn Tumart — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ibn Tumart — described by source (P1343): Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ibn Tumart — described by source (P1343): al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ibn Tumart — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Berber. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ibn Tumart — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Arabic. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ibn Tumart — name in native language (P1559): ابن تومرت. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ibn Tumart — name in native language (P1559): محمد بن عبد الله بن تومرت. al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Ibn Tumart — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Ibn Tumart — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Ibn Tumart — kunya (P8927): ʾAbū ʿAbd Allāh. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Ibn Tumart — madhhab (P9929): Ẓāhirī. wikidata.org.

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