Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman
| Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Imam | |
| Reign | 788–824 |
| Predecessor | Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam |
| Successor | Abu Sai'd Aflah ibn Abd al-Wahhab |
| Born | 747/748 |
| Died | 823/824 |
| House | Rustamid dynasty |
Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam, was the second imam of the Imamate of Tahart and founder of the Wahbi Ibadism movement. He was part of the Rustamid dynasty that ruled a theocracy in Algeria. He became ruler after the death of his father, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam and founded an external Islamic religious movement called Wahhabism relative to his name Abd al-Wahhab. His Ibadi Kharijite preaching is often incorrectly associated with the modern day Wahhabi movement.
Early life
Abd al-Wahhab was born in 747/748.[1] His father was a Persian Ibadi Muslim imam, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam, the founder of the Rustamid dynasty in Algeria. He studied Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima's ideas and beliefs under his father, who was also a transmitter of Ibadi tradition.[2] He received the state after the death of his father in 788.[3] In 789, he let Idris I to capture Tlemcen without any negative reaction, however a subsequent attempt by Idris I to overthrow the Rustamids in the Battle of Tahert failed.[4][5] He died, probably, in the year 823/824.[6]
References
- ^ Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 64. doi:10.1515/islam.2011.014. ISSN 0021-1818.
- ^ Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 57. doi:10.1515/islam.2011.014. ISSN 0021-1818.
- ^ Talbi, M. (1995). "Rustamids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. VIII (2nd ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 639. ISBN 9004098348.
- ^ Garrot, Henri (1910). Histoire générale de l'Algérie. Impr. P. Crescenzo. p. 174.
- ^ Talbi, M. (1995). "Rustamids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. VIII (2nd ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 640. ISBN 9004098348.
- ^ Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 63–64. doi:10.1515/islam.2011.014. ISSN 0021-1818.