Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam, was the second imam of the Imamate of Tahart. He was part of the Rustamid dynasty that ruled a theocracy in what is now Tunis and Algeria. He became ruler after the death of his father, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam.
| Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Imam | |
| Reign | 788–824 |
| Predecessor | Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam |
| Successor | Abu Sai'd Aflah ibn Abd al-Wahhab |
| Born | 747/748 |
| Died | 823/824 |
| House | Rustamid dynasty |
Early life
Abd al-Wahhab was born in 747/748.[1] His father was Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam the founder of the rustamid dynasty and his mother was a Berber from the Banu Ifran tribe. He studied Abu Ubayda Muslim ibn Abi Karima's ideas under his father, who was also a transmitter of Ibadi tradition.[2] He received the state after the death of his father in 788.[3] In 789, he let Idris I to capture Tlemcen without any negative reaction.[4] He died, probably, in the year 823/824.[5]
References
- Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 64. ISSN 0021-1818.
- Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 57. ISSN 0021-1818.
- Talbi, M. (1995). "Rustamids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. VIII (2nd ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 639. ISBN 9004098348.
- Talbi, M. (1995). "Rustamids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. VIII (2nd ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. p. 640. ISBN 9004098348.
- Prevost, Virginie (2011). "Ἁbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustum al-Fārisī. Une tentative de biographie du premier imam de Tāhart". Der Islam: Journal of the History and Culture of the Middle East. 86 (1): 63–64. ISSN 0021-1818.
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