Abū l-Chattāb al-Maʿāfirī
Abū l-Chattāb ʿAbd al-Aʿlā ibn as-Samh al-Maʿāfirī ( Arabic أبو الخطاب عبد الأعلى بن السمح المعافري, DMG Abū l-Ḫaṭṭāb ʿAbd al-Aʿlā b. as-Samaḥ al-Maʿāfirī ; * before 758; † 761 near Tripoli ) was an imam of the Ibadites in the Maghreb.
Abu l-Chattab initially lived in Basra , but was sent by the Ibadites to a mission in the Maghreb . Especially in the area of Tripoli in Jabal Nafusa he won many followers among the Berbers for the teaching of the Ibadis. From these he was also chosen as imam . After other tribes in Tripolitania had joined him, Abu l-Chattab conquered Kairuan in 758 and gained control over Ifrīqiya . In Kairuan he set the Persian Ibn Rustam as governor (758–761).
However, the Abbasids soon dispatched troops from Egypt to regain control of Ifriqiya. Abu l-Khattab was able to resist these troops for two years before he was defeated near Tripoli in 761 and died in battle. 14,000 of his supporters are said to have died in the battle. After this defeat, Ibn Rustam could no longer assert himself as governor in Kairuan and retired to western Algeria , where he founded the empire of the Rustamids of Tahert (776-908).
literature
- Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis-Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .
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| SURNAME | Maʿāfirī, Abū l-Chattāb al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ma'afiri, Abu l-Chattab Abd al-A'la ibn al-Samah al |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imam of the Ibadites in the Maghreb |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century or 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 761 |
| Place of death | near Tripoli |