Almohad tawḥīd and its implications for religious difference

• Bennison, Amira K. ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Cambridge

     University of Cambridge

     Cambridge District, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, ISSN-e 1754-6567, ISSN 1754-6559, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 195-216
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objective of this article is to approach the matter of the Almohad doctrine of tawḥīd [divine unity, monotheism] from the perspective of its implications for the toleration of religious difference both within Islam and between Islam, Christianity and Judaism, the other monotheistic confessions practised in the Maghrib and al‐Andalus. To this end, it explores first the issue of the sources themselves upon which our understanding of the Almohad era is predicated and the way in which their uncritical use or selective interpretation may skew our notions of this period. Secondly, it assesses the concept of tawḥīd presented in our main source of information about Almohad doctrines, the so‐called Aʿazzu mā yuṭlabu compilation attributed to Ibn Tūmart, the movement’s founder, in an attempt to understand how the Almohads viewed the community of believers and how they understood the relationship between Muslims, Christians and Jews. The third and final part of the article moves to the issue of praxis and how the Almohads translated abstract doctrines and polemical statements into action during their conquest of the Maghrib and al‐Andalus, which occurred primarily during the reign of Ibn Tūmart’s successor, the caliph ʿAbd al‐Muʾmin (r. c. 1130–63).