Al-Mutawakkil (name)
 Calligraphy representation of Caliph Al-Mutawakkil ʽalà Allah name | |
| Pronunciation | Al-Muta-wakkil |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
| Meaning | He who relies on God |
| Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Mutawakkil (Arabic: المتوكل) is an Islamic epithet (laqab), the title of Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Qur'an. In 847 AD, the tenth Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil adopted this title. He ruled from 847 until 861. Al-Mutawakkil was the first and most famous bearer of this title among the rulers.
Centuries later after caliph al-Mutawakkil's death, other rulers also adopted this title.
People related to caliph Al-Mutawakkil
[edit]- Nasib al-Mutawakkiliyyah, (died 860s) was one of the spouse of Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861).
- Shuja, was mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil was also known as Umm al-Mutawakkil (meaning: Mother of Al-Mutawakkil).
Sultan of Morocco
[edit]- Musa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil (r. 1384–1386) was the Sultan of the Marinid Sultanate
Caliphs of Cairo
[edit]- Al-Mutawakkil I (r. 1362–1383 and 1389–1406) was the caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate
- Al-Mutawakkil II (r. 1479–1497) the caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate
- Al-Mutawakkil III (d. 1543) was the last caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate.
Rulers of Ifriqiya
[edit]- Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Fadl al-Mutawakkil (r. 1347–1350) (died 1350) was the ruler of Ifriqiya from Hafsid dynasty
- Abu Abdallah Muhammad IV al-Mutawakkil (r. 1494–1526), (died 1526) was the ruler of Ifriqiya from the Hafsid dynasty
Imams of Yemen
[edit]- Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn Sulayman (1106–1171)
- Al-Mutawakkil al-Mutahhar bin Yahya (1218–1298)
- Al-Mutawakkil al-Mutahhar (r. 1436–1474)
- Al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din (1473–1555)
- Al-Mutawakkil Isma'il (c. 1610–1676)
- Al-Mutawakkil al-Qasim (died 1727)
- Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (1756–1816)
- Al-Mutawakkil Muhammad (died 1849)
- Al-Mutawakkil al-Muhsin (died 1878)
See also
[edit]- Al-Mutawakkiliyyah, the part of Samarra city founded by caliph al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861)
- Kingdom of Yemen, or Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, a dynasty that ruled over northwestern part of what is now Yemen from 1918 to 1970
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