Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi

عبد الواحد بن إدريس الموحدي

c. 1242 CE · 640 AH

Marrakesh

Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Ma'muni (r. 630–640, Marrakesh) — the Almohad who reinstated Ibn Tumart's name in the khutba to win hearts; drowned in his garden tank, succeeded by his brother al-Mu'tadid 1.

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Roles
Caliph
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Maghreb
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Marrakesh

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Place in the story

    Sunni (transmitted)

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    Overview

    Lord of the Maghrib, Abu Muhammad Ibn al-Ma'mun — that is 'Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Mu'mini, master of Marrakesh; he took power in 630 and restored the name of Ibn Umrat in the khutba to win the hearts of the Almohads. 1

    His death

    He died drowned in the tank of his garden, and his brother al-Mu'tadid ruled after him. 1

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    Ruler of
    Marrakesh
    Died in
    Marrakesh
    Predecessor of
    al-Mu'tadid, the Almohad

    People and things also explored

    Ibn Rushd becomes the caliph's physician (1182)· Abd al-Wahid II al-Ma'mun, Almohad· ابن بقي الظاهري قاضي مراكش· Ibn Qatral· ابن رشد الحفيد· ابن زهر الحفيد· إدريس بن يعقوب المأمون الموحدي· Lalla Essaydi

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 208
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    islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-wahid-ibn-idris-almohad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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    Ibn Rushd becomes the caliph's physician (1182)

    In 1182 Ibn Rushd succeeded Ibn Ṭufayl as physician to the caliph Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf, and to his son Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb in 1184.