كتامة
كتامة
Kutama, the toughest branch of the Baranis Berbers — claimed by Arab genealogists as Himyarite; settled between Constantine's countryside and Auras, and the tribe whose shi'i da'wa took the realm from the Aghlabids 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Kutama is a branch of the Barbar of the Barnas in the Maghrib, the fiercest of them and the longest-reaching in rule, according to Ibn Khaldun. 2
Their lineage and homelands
The genealogists of the Arabs trace them to Himyar, as Ibn al-Kalbi and al-Tabari report. Their homeland was the countryside of Constantine to the borders of Bejaia and the Aures mountain, and they had the palaces of Kutama in the Maghrib. 2
The call
From them came the Shi'a call by which they took power from the hands of the Aghlabids. 2
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p. 1627
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1627
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islam.museum contributors. “كتامة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/kutama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.