RM2B0D71H–Al-Maghreb (North Africa), Almohad (al-Muwahhidun), anonymous, period of Abu Ya'qub Yusuf - Abu'l-'Ula Idris II (AH 558-668
RM2B01G9W–Spain/Al-Andalus: A door-knocker from Islamic Seville, c. 10th century. After the conquest of Hispalis by the Moors in 712, Seville was taken by the Muslims. It was capital for the Kings of the Umayyad Caliphate, the Almoravid dynasty, and the Almohad dynasty (from Arabic al-Muwahhidun, i.e., 'the monotheists' or 'the Unitarians'), from the 8th to 13th centuries. In 1248 forces of King Fernando III of Castile won victory in Seville's chapter of the peninsula's Catholic Reconquista (reconquest). The Moorish urban influences continued and are very present in contemporary Seville.
RM2WP4K3X–Ibn Tumart (Abu Abd Allah Amghar Ibn Tumart (ca. 1080-1130). Berber Muslim leader. Founder of the al-Muwahhidun confederation in North Africa (Almohad movement). Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas. 'Glorias Españolas' (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
RM2B01WPN–Jordan: 'El-Azrak & Wadi Sirhan in the Arabian Desert'. Druze political refugees from Jabal Druze (the Hauran). A Druze chief at El-Azrak, 1926. The Druze are a monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. Druze beliefs incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid, the 'People of Monotheism' or al-Muwaḥḥidūn 'the Unitarians'.
RM2WR07FD–Ibn Tumart (Abu Abd Allah Amghar Ibn Tumart (ca. 1080-1130). Berber Muslim leader. Founder of the al-Muwahhidun confederation in North Africa (Almohad movement). Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas. 'Glorias Españolas' (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).
RMPB974G–view of mihrab, Great Mosque, Tinmal, Morocco
RMAJ53DP–DSC01754 ,flag,druze
RM2B0D71E–Al-Maghreb (North Africa), Almohad (al-Muwahhidun), anonymous, period of Abu Ya'qub Yusuf - Abu'l-'Ula Idris II (AH 558-668
RM2B01A5B–Palestine/Israel: Druze farmers of Mount Carmel sharing a meal. Photo by Felix Adrien Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 9 April 1885), 1880s. The Druze (Arabic: derzī or durzī, plural durūz, Hebrew: druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism, that incorporated several elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid (People of Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Unitarians, Monotheists).
RM2B01A54–Syria: Three Syrian women, left to right - urban Arab, Druze, rural Arab. The druze woman is wearing a tantour headdress. Photo by Pascal Sebah (1823 - 25 June 1886), Damascus, 1873. The Druze (Arabic: derzī or durzī, plural durūz, Hebrew: druzim) are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism, that incorporated several elements of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid (People of Unitarianism or Monotheism) or al-Muwaḥḥidūn.
RMPB9729–view of Great Mosque, Tinmal, Morocco
RMPB9780–view of Great Mosque, Tinmal, Morocco
RMPB96R5–stalactite dome, Great Mosque, Tinmal, Morocco
RMPB96X0–detail of stalactite vault above mihrab, Great Mosque, Tinmal, Morocco
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