At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Overview
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi was amir of al-Andalus appointed by Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab, lord of Ifriqiya. He entered it in 113 AH and raided the Franks, and his army was struck in Ramadan 114 AH at a place known as the Court of the Martyrs, from which the raid takes its name. 1
His governorship
Al-Maqqari says that his governorship lasted one year and eight months. 1 The study by al-Salabi says that he took command of the army after the killing of al-Samh ibn Malik in the battle of Tuluza, withdrew to Narbonne, and remained amir with the al-Andalus people's presentation of him until the new governor arrived. 2
The same book says that he put down some risings in the northern mountain provinces. 3
The Court of the Martyrs
His name is linked in the sources with the battle of the Court of the Martyrs, the place where his army was struck. 1
Connections
- Died in
- Balat al-Shuhada
- Participated in
- Battle of Balat al-Shuhada
People and things also explored
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 272
- The Umayyad State: Factors of Prosperity and Consequences of Collapse — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (Part Two, 2005) , p.300
- The Umayyad State: Factors of Prosperity and Consequences of Collapse — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (Part Two, 2005) , p.431
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islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-rahman-al-ghafiqi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.