Period of Rustamid Rule (jan 1, 776 – jan 1, 909)

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The Rustamids are an independent state that rose alongside the Idrisids and the Fatimids. The state was situated in Tahart, an area in modern Algeria. The Rustamids is a state operated by the followers of Ibadiyyah Kharijism, a sect among the Kharijites. They opposed the authority of the Abbasids. The Kharijite Berber uprising is one of the factors that led to the rise of Kharijism in the Maghreb. The event showed how the Berbers were influenced by the ideology of Kharijism as they were unhappy with the unequal treatment from the Arab leaders.

The founder of the Rustamids is Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam who was of Persian origin and was born in Ifriqiyya. The Kharijites wanted to fulfil a mission of establishing a Kharijite state as they considered other authorities to stray away from the true Islamic teachings. Maghreb was also becoming more open to the ideology which led to the Sufris occupying Sijilmasa. Abd al-Rahman became the imam of Tahart in 778. Tahart became a metropolitan city and a trading exchange platform for all Maghreb. Its close distance to sub-Saharan countries allows it to become a part of the trans-Saharan trade. The Rustamids came to an end when the Fatimids seized Tahart in 909.

Sources:
https://ballandalus.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/rustamid-dynasty-an-ibadi-state-in-north-africa-776-909/

https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Africa/From-the-Arab-conquest-to-1830

Notes: The video provided is a documentary-based video and may be subjected and narrated according to the Western and orientalist point of view. Students should therefore view the video with the framework of Islamic worldview so as to not be confused.

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