Sālih ibn Tarīf

Sālih ibn Tarīf ( Arabic صالح بن طريف, DMG Ṣāliḥ b. Ṭarīf ) was the second king of the Bargawata Berbers . He proclaimed himself a prophet of a new religion. His appearance happened at the time of the caliphate of Hisham ibn ʿAbd al-Malik (744 AD). His original Berber name is unknown.

According to Ibn Khaldun's account , Salih claimed to have received a new revelation from God. He had written a book with 80 chapters, some of which were named after prophets such as Adam , Noah , but also mixed names such as "duck", "camel", "elephant", "Harut and Marut", " Iblis " and "chapter of the Wonders of the world "; These chapters were read during prayer meetings. He also made laws for his followers and was called "Ṣāliḥ al-Mu'minin" (Renewer of the Believers). The revelations were written in the Berber language and were called the " Koran ". It is also reported that he posed as the last Mahdi , and that Isa ( Jesus ) would be his companion and pray for him. He also announced that he in Arabic Saleh, on Syrian Maalik, in Ajam 'ālim in Hebrew rubya and Berber Werba should be called.

At the age of 47, he moved east from his kingdom and promised to return during the reign of the seventh king. He ordered his son Ilyas to support the Umayyads of al-Andalus and to profess Islam to the outside world , but only to reveal the true religion when he had become powerful enough, which was done under his grandson Yūnus.

Other sources say that Ṣāliḥ ibn Tarīf saw himself as the successor of Mohammed , had 10 Ṣahāba (companions) and many wives, and that he claimed to be able to speak to the dead and heal the sick.

In contrast to Islam , there was the death penalty for theft, no limit on the number of wives, unlimited possibilities for divorce, and fasting in the month of Rajab (7th month of the lunar calendar), as well as ten compulsory prayers daily and differences in the ablutions and procedures Prayers, as well as the prohibition of marriage among cousins. The teachings are often quoted in Arabic sources, such as Ibn Hazm , Ibn Chaldūn .

In Islamic literature, his sect is classified as a heresy . Politically, it was possibly an attempt to achieve independence from the Umayyads (in the manner of the older Kharijites and Donatists ). Some Berber activists now consider him a national hero. His religion was wiped out by the Almoravids in the 11th century .

Web links

• Article on Berghouata in French
• Arabic biography of Salih
• islahway.com (Arabic)
• achaari.ma (Arabic)
• barlamane.com (Arabic)