Yusuf ibn Tashfin also, Tashafin, or Teshufin; or Yusuf; (Full name: Yûsuf bnu Tâšfîn Nâçereddîn bnu Tâlâkâkîn as-Sanhâjî, Arabic:يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي ; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was leader of the Moroccan Almoravid empire. He co-founded the city of Marrakech and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Zallaqa/Sagrajas.
He came to Andalusia from Africa to help the Muslims fight against Alfonso VI, eventually achieving victory and promoting an Islamic system in the region.
Succession to power
Yusuf ibn Tashfin emerged from a line of Moors military leaders. Abu Bakr ibn Umar, a natural leader of Lamtuna extraction, a branch of the Branès, one of the original disciples of ibn Yasin who served as a spiritual liaison for followers of the Maliki school of thought, was appointed general after the death of his brother Yahya ibn Ibrahim. His brother oversaw the military for ibn Yasin but was killed in a Saharan revolt in 1056. Ibn Yasin, too, would die in battle against the Barghawata three years later. Abu-Bakr was an able general, taking the fertile Sūs and its capital Aghmāt a year after his brother's death, and would go on to suppress numerous revolts in the Sahara, on one such occasion entrusting his pious cousin Yusuf with the stewardship of Sūs and thus the whole of his northern provinces. He appears to have handed him this authority in the interim but even went as far as to give Yusuf his wife, Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat, purportedly the richest woman of Aghmāt. This sort of trust and favor on part of a seasoned veteran and savvy politician reflected the general esteem in which Yusuf was held, not to mention the power he attained as a military figure in his absence. Daunted by Yusuf's new-found power, Abu Bakr saw any attempts at recapturing his post politically unfeasible and returned to the fringes of the Sahara to settle the unrest of the southern frontier.
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Abu Bakr ibn Umar, one of the senior members of the Almoravid was just just chosen as the new appointed leader. in 1061, as further rebellions break out in the Saharan tribes, he decides to go back to pacify the region. In his absence, he would appoint Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, his best and most trusted man to lead the northern part of the empire.
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The Crusades? 0:00
The Taifa period in Andalus? 1:20
The time period? 3:10
Sinhajja tribe and Yahya ibn Ibrahim? 4:10
Going to the Ribat to ask for a sheikh for his people? 5:50
Abdullah ibn Yaseen leading the people of Sinhajja tribe and the first decisions he made? 10:30
Expansion to neighboring tribes? 15:10
The Death of Abdullah ibn Yaseen and his successor? 16:50
Yahya Ibn Umar becoming Khalifa? 18:05
His brother raising the next leader before he dies? 19:40
Yusuf Ibn Tashfin being given the North and eventually the entire Rule? 21:05
Taking over all of Morocco? 22:43
Christians taking over Spain and the Murabitun being asked for help? 28:30
Cliff hanger for Next Week? 35:50
Granada Shahada? 38:40
Modern Murabitun movement? 42:00
How to become more confident people? 43:10
We’re the Mu...
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin
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Documentary looking at the amazing Battle of Sagrajas, or Zalaca, an epic clash between the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn-Tashfin and Alfonso VI leading the Kingdom of León-Castile in Spain. On October 23, 1086, the Leonese and Almoravid armies faced off in battle at Sagrajas, northeast of Badajoz. Alfonso’s army contained roughly 2,500 men, composed of about 750 heavy cavalry, plus some 750 less-experienced light cavalry, and around 1,000 foot soldiers. The Almoravid coalition outnumbered the Leonese forces by roughly three-to-one; in total, Yusuf had an army of around 7,500, made up of Almoravid forces as well as taifa troops from the Iberian Moorish states. Though he was greatly outnumbered, Alfonso VI trusted in the strength of his heavy cavalry, which he believed could break the enemy fo...
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Yusuf was an effective general and strategist who put together a formidable army comprising Sudanese contingents, Christian mercenaries and the Saharan tribes of the Gudala, Lamtuna and Masufa,[7] which enabled him to expand the empire, crossing the Atlas Mountains onto the plains of Morocco, reaching the Mediterranean and capturing Fez in 1075, Tangier in 1079, Tlemcen in 1080, and Ceuta in 1083, as well as Algiers, Ténès and Oran in 1082-83. He is regarded as the co-founder of the famous Moroccan city Marrakech (in Berber Murakush,...
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Abu Bakr ibn Umar, one of the senior members of the Almoravid was just just chosen as the new appointed leader. in 1061, as further rebellions break out in the...
Abu Bakr ibn Umar, one of the senior members of the Almoravid was just just chosen as the new appointed leader. in 1061, as further rebellions break out in the Saharan tribes, he decides to go back to pacify the region. In his absence, he would appoint Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, his best and most trusted man to lead the northern part of the empire.
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The Crusades? 0:00
The Taifa period in Andalus? 1:20
The time period? 3:10
Sinhajja tribe and Yahya ibn Ibrahim? 4:10
Going to the Ribat to ask for a sheikh for...
The Crusades? 0:00
The Taifa period in Andalus? 1:20
The time period? 3:10
Sinhajja tribe and Yahya ibn Ibrahim? 4:10
Going to the Ribat to ask for a sheikh for his people? 5:50
Abdullah ibn Yaseen leading the people of Sinhajja tribe and the first decisions he made? 10:30
Expansion to neighboring tribes? 15:10
The Death of Abdullah ibn Yaseen and his successor? 16:50
Yahya Ibn Umar becoming Khalifa? 18:05
His brother raising the next leader before he dies? 19:40
Yusuf Ibn Tashfin being given the North and eventually the entire Rule? 21:05
Taking over all of Morocco? 22:43
Christians taking over Spain and the Murabitun being asked for help? 28:30
Cliff hanger for Next Week? 35:50
Granada Shahada? 38:40
Modern Murabitun movement? 42:00
How to become more confident people? 43:10
We’re the Murabitun athari? 44:08
Murabitun in England? 45:00
A tea cup with the name of Allah on it? 47:00
Parts of the misguidance of al Andalus? 47:50
People claim angels are daughters of God? 49:40
Aghlabid empire? 50:30
The tests of North Africa? 51:00
Madarij As Salikeen? 53:05
Paying someone to do hajj for a deceased family member? 53:20
As shams al Marif? 54:05
Many people of Andalus lost connection? 54:30
Leaning against the wall during juma? 54:50
Is something Allahs will or my fault? 55:50
What is the reason behind women waiting to get remarried after being widowed? 56:30
Mawlid question? 1:00:15
Masturbation? 1:01:50
Aqida of Ibn Qudama? 1:02:10
When is it permissible to strike someone? 1:03:30
Muslims in Oman? 1:04:20
Criteria one must fulfill to go on Hajj? 1:05:06
Niyaz? 1:08:20
Hijab burning in Iran? 1:08:42
Drawing people? 1:09:20
Jack Sparrow? 1:11:00
Establishing a Muslim Society? 1:12:00
Can a person who never made hajj go to jannah? 1:14:20
Must we make up the missed fasts of loved ones? 1:14:50
Who has to follow a madhab? 1:16:20
Not speaking about the religion but doing it with actions? 1:17:20
Putting conditions on good deeds? 1:18:04
How to have a good, productive day? 1:20:40
Benefits of having Wudu? 1:23:43
The Crusades? 0:00
The Taifa period in Andalus? 1:20
The time period? 3:10
Sinhajja tribe and Yahya ibn Ibrahim? 4:10
Going to the Ribat to ask for a sheikh for his people? 5:50
Abdullah ibn Yaseen leading the people of Sinhajja tribe and the first decisions he made? 10:30
Expansion to neighboring tribes? 15:10
The Death of Abdullah ibn Yaseen and his successor? 16:50
Yahya Ibn Umar becoming Khalifa? 18:05
His brother raising the next leader before he dies? 19:40
Yusuf Ibn Tashfin being given the North and eventually the entire Rule? 21:05
Taking over all of Morocco? 22:43
Christians taking over Spain and the Murabitun being asked for help? 28:30
Cliff hanger for Next Week? 35:50
Granada Shahada? 38:40
Modern Murabitun movement? 42:00
How to become more confident people? 43:10
We’re the Murabitun athari? 44:08
Murabitun in England? 45:00
A tea cup with the name of Allah on it? 47:00
Parts of the misguidance of al Andalus? 47:50
People claim angels are daughters of God? 49:40
Aghlabid empire? 50:30
The tests of North Africa? 51:00
Madarij As Salikeen? 53:05
Paying someone to do hajj for a deceased family member? 53:20
As shams al Marif? 54:05
Many people of Andalus lost connection? 54:30
Leaning against the wall during juma? 54:50
Is something Allahs will or my fault? 55:50
What is the reason behind women waiting to get remarried after being widowed? 56:30
Mawlid question? 1:00:15
Masturbation? 1:01:50
Aqida of Ibn Qudama? 1:02:10
When is it permissible to strike someone? 1:03:30
Muslims in Oman? 1:04:20
Criteria one must fulfill to go on Hajj? 1:05:06
Niyaz? 1:08:20
Hijab burning in Iran? 1:08:42
Drawing people? 1:09:20
Jack Sparrow? 1:11:00
Establishing a Muslim Society? 1:12:00
Can a person who never made hajj go to jannah? 1:14:20
Must we make up the missed fasts of loved ones? 1:14:50
Who has to follow a madhab? 1:16:20
Not speaking about the religion but doing it with actions? 1:17:20
Putting conditions on good deeds? 1:18:04
How to have a good, productive day? 1:20:40
Benefits of having Wudu? 1:23:43
The History Of Yusuf ibn Tashfin Part 1
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The History Of Yusuf ibn Tashfin Part 1
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The History Of Yusuf ibn Tashfin Part 1
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Documentary looking at the amazing Battle of Sagrajas, or Zalaca, an epic clash between the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn-Tashfin and Alfonso VI leading the Kingdo...
Documentary looking at the amazing Battle of Sagrajas, or Zalaca, an epic clash between the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn-Tashfin and Alfonso VI leading the Kingdom of León-Castile in Spain. On October 23, 1086, the Leonese and Almoravid armies faced off in battle at Sagrajas, northeast of Badajoz. Alfonso’s army contained roughly 2,500 men, composed of about 750 heavy cavalry, plus some 750 less-experienced light cavalry, and around 1,000 foot soldiers. The Almoravid coalition outnumbered the Leonese forces by roughly three-to-one; in total, Yusuf had an army of around 7,500, made up of Almoravid forces as well as taifa troops from the Iberian Moorish states. Though he was greatly outnumbered, Alfonso VI trusted in the strength of his heavy cavalry, which he believed could break the enemy formation and deliver a quick victory.
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The Battle of Sagrajas was a dramatic encounter between the Almoravids, led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and a Leonese/Castilian army under King Alfonso VI.
Documentary looking at the amazing Battle of Sagrajas, or Zalaca, an epic clash between the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn-Tashfin and Alfonso VI leading the Kingdom of León-Castile in Spain. On October 23, 1086, the Leonese and Almoravid armies faced off in battle at Sagrajas, northeast of Badajoz. Alfonso’s army contained roughly 2,500 men, composed of about 750 heavy cavalry, plus some 750 less-experienced light cavalry, and around 1,000 foot soldiers. The Almoravid coalition outnumbered the Leonese forces by roughly three-to-one; in total, Yusuf had an army of around 7,500, made up of Almoravid forces as well as taifa troops from the Iberian Moorish states. Though he was greatly outnumbered, Alfonso VI trusted in the strength of his heavy cavalry, which he believed could break the enemy formation and deliver a quick victory.
Learn about Queen Isabel and the conquest of Granada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeCKJlAGkkk
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Yusuf was an effective general and strategist who put together a formidable army comprising Sudanese contingents, Christian mercenaries and the Saharan tribes of the Gudala, Lamtuna and Masufa,[7] which enabled him to expand the empire, crossing the Atlas Mountains onto the plains of Morocco, reaching the Mediterranean and capturing Fez in 1075, Tangier in 1079, Tlemcen in 1080, and Ceuta in 1083, as well as Algiers, Ténès and Oran in 1082-83. He is regarded as the co-founder of the famous Moroccan city Marrakech (in Berber Murakush,
References:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_Tashfin
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/north-african-history-biographies/yusuf-ibn-tashfin
https://micstagesuk.com/the-moorish-conquest-of-europe-history/amp/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Deutsch
https://youtu.be/5lhJcDwfZLM
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Yusuf was an effective general and strategist who put together a formidable army comprising Sudanese contingents, Christian mercenaries and the Saharan tribes of the Gudala, Lamtuna and Masufa,[7] which enabled him to expand the empire, crossing the Atlas Mountains onto the plains of Morocco, reaching the Mediterranean and capturing Fez in 1075, Tangier in 1079, Tlemcen in 1080, and Ceuta in 1083, as well as Algiers, Ténès and Oran in 1082-83. He is regarded as the co-founder of the famous Moroccan city Marrakech (in Berber Murakush,
References:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_Tashfin
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/north-african-history-biographies/yusuf-ibn-tashfin
https://micstagesuk.com/the-moorish-conquest-of-europe-history/amp/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Deutsch
https://youtu.be/5lhJcDwfZLM
Abu Bakr ibn Umar, one of the senior members of the Almoravid was just just chosen as the new appointed leader. in 1061, as further rebellions break out in the Saharan tribes, he decides to go back to pacify the region. In his absence, he would appoint Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, his best and most trusted man to lead the northern part of the empire.
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The Crusades? 0:00
The Taifa period in Andalus? 1:20
The time period? 3:10
Sinhajja tribe and Yahya ibn Ibrahim? 4:10
Going to the Ribat to ask for a sheikh for his people? 5:50
Abdullah ibn Yaseen leading the people of Sinhajja tribe and the first decisions he made? 10:30
Expansion to neighboring tribes? 15:10
The Death of Abdullah ibn Yaseen and his successor? 16:50
Yahya Ibn Umar becoming Khalifa? 18:05
His brother raising the next leader before he dies? 19:40
Yusuf Ibn Tashfin being given the North and eventually the entire Rule? 21:05
Taking over all of Morocco? 22:43
Christians taking over Spain and the Murabitun being asked for help? 28:30
Cliff hanger for Next Week? 35:50
Granada Shahada? 38:40
Modern Murabitun movement? 42:00
How to become more confident people? 43:10
We’re the Murabitun athari? 44:08
Murabitun in England? 45:00
A tea cup with the name of Allah on it? 47:00
Parts of the misguidance of al Andalus? 47:50
People claim angels are daughters of God? 49:40
Aghlabid empire? 50:30
The tests of North Africa? 51:00
Madarij As Salikeen? 53:05
Paying someone to do hajj for a deceased family member? 53:20
As shams al Marif? 54:05
Many people of Andalus lost connection? 54:30
Leaning against the wall during juma? 54:50
Is something Allahs will or my fault? 55:50
What is the reason behind women waiting to get remarried after being widowed? 56:30
Mawlid question? 1:00:15
Masturbation? 1:01:50
Aqida of Ibn Qudama? 1:02:10
When is it permissible to strike someone? 1:03:30
Muslims in Oman? 1:04:20
Criteria one must fulfill to go on Hajj? 1:05:06
Niyaz? 1:08:20
Hijab burning in Iran? 1:08:42
Drawing people? 1:09:20
Jack Sparrow? 1:11:00
Establishing a Muslim Society? 1:12:00
Can a person who never made hajj go to jannah? 1:14:20
Must we make up the missed fasts of loved ones? 1:14:50
Who has to follow a madhab? 1:16:20
Not speaking about the religion but doing it with actions? 1:17:20
Putting conditions on good deeds? 1:18:04
How to have a good, productive day? 1:20:40
Benefits of having Wudu? 1:23:43
The History Of Yusuf ibn Tashfin Part 1
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Documentary looking at the amazing Battle of Sagrajas, or Zalaca, an epic clash between the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn-Tashfin and Alfonso VI leading the Kingdom of León-Castile in Spain. On October 23, 1086, the Leonese and Almoravid armies faced off in battle at Sagrajas, northeast of Badajoz. Alfonso’s army contained roughly 2,500 men, composed of about 750 heavy cavalry, plus some 750 less-experienced light cavalry, and around 1,000 foot soldiers. The Almoravid coalition outnumbered the Leonese forces by roughly three-to-one; in total, Yusuf had an army of around 7,500, made up of Almoravid forces as well as taifa troops from the Iberian Moorish states. Though he was greatly outnumbered, Alfonso VI trusted in the strength of his heavy cavalry, which he believed could break the enemy formation and deliver a quick victory.
Learn about Queen Isabel and the conquest of Granada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeCKJlAGkkk
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The Battle of Sagrajas was a dramatic encounter between the Almoravids, led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and a Leonese/Castilian army under King Alfonso VI.
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Yusuf was an effective general and strategist who put together a formidable army comprising Sudanese contingents, Christian mercenaries and the Saharan tribes of the Gudala, Lamtuna and Masufa,[7] which enabled him to expand the empire, crossing the Atlas Mountains onto the plains of Morocco, reaching the Mediterranean and capturing Fez in 1075, Tangier in 1079, Tlemcen in 1080, and Ceuta in 1083, as well as Algiers, Ténès and Oran in 1082-83. He is regarded as the co-founder of the famous Moroccan city Marrakech (in Berber Murakush,
References:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_ibn_Tashfin
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/north-african-history-biographies/yusuf-ibn-tashfin
https://micstagesuk.com/the-moorish-conquest-of-europe-history/amp/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Deutsch
https://youtu.be/5lhJcDwfZLM
Yusuf ibn Tashfin also, Tashafin, or Teshufin; or Yusuf; (Full name: Yûsuf bnu Tâšfîn Nâçereddîn bnu Tâlâkâkîn as-Sanhâjî, Arabic:يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي ; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was leader of the Moroccan Almoravid empire. He co-founded the city of Marrakech and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Zallaqa/Sagrajas.
He came to Andalusia from Africa to help the Muslims fight against Alfonso VI, eventually achieving victory and promoting an Islamic system in the region.
Succession to power
Yusuf ibn Tashfin emerged from a line of Moors military leaders. Abu Bakr ibn Umar, a natural leader of Lamtuna extraction, a branch of the Branès, one of the original disciples of ibn Yasin who served as a spiritual liaison for followers of the Maliki school of thought, was appointed general after the death of his brother Yahya ibn Ibrahim. His brother oversaw the military for ibn Yasin but was killed in a Saharan revolt in 1056. Ibn Yasin, too, would die in battle against the Barghawata three years later. Abu-Bakr was an able general, taking the fertile Sūs and its capital Aghmāt a year after his brother's death, and would go on to suppress numerous revolts in the Sahara, on one such occasion entrusting his pious cousin Yusuf with the stewardship of Sūs and thus the whole of his northern provinces. He appears to have handed him this authority in the interim but even went as far as to give Yusuf his wife, Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat, purportedly the richest woman of Aghmāt. This sort of trust and favor on part of a seasoned veteran and savvy politician reflected the general esteem in which Yusuf was held, not to mention the power he attained as a military figure in his absence. Daunted by Yusuf's new-found power, Abu Bakr saw any attempts at recapturing his post politically unfeasible and returned to the fringes of the Sahara to settle the unrest of the southern frontier.