تلقب عبد الرحمن الناصر بأمير المؤمنين
تلقب عبد الرحمن الناصر بأمير المؤمنين
c. 929 CE · c. 316 AH
When the umma's affairs weakened, the Abbasid pillars tottered and the Qarmatians and innovators overran the provinces, the Andalusian amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad the Umayyad grew resolute: 'I am the worthiest of the caliphate' — he styled himself amir al-mu'minin al-Nasir li-Din Allah, mastered most of al-Andalus, rooted out the usurpers and took seventy fortresses. Now there were three men in the world called amir al-mu'minin: the Abbasid in Baghdad, this one in al-Andalus, and the Mahdi at Qayrawan 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
al-Suyuti reports that Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, ruler of al-Andalus, took the title Amir al-Mu'minin, al-Nasir li-Din Allah. This was at a time when the Abbasid state had grown weak. 1
The account
al-Suyuti says that Abd al-Rahman declared that he was the most entitled of people to the caliphate, and he seized most of al-Andalus. He describes him as a man of dignity, of jihad and of praiseworthy conduct, and says that he conquered seventy forts. He adds that those called Amir al-Mu'minin had become three: the Abbasid in Baghdad, this one in al-Andalus, and al-Mahdi in Qayrawan. 1
Needs an additional source: al-Suyuti places the account under the year 325 without specifying the year of the title, so the recorded date is approximate and derived.
Connections
- Had participant
- عبد الرحمن الناصر لدين الله الأموي
People and things also explored
The battle of Samura (327 AH)· سفارات أوروبا إلى الناصر بالزهراء· عبد الرحمن الناصر لدين الله الأموي
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 605
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