Al-Mutawakkil (disambiguation)
Al-Mutawakkil (Arabic: المتوكل) is an Islamic epithet (Laqab), It is actually the title of Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Qur'an. In the 233 AH, 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.
 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) |
Centuries later after caliph al-Mutawakkil death, other rulers also adopted this title.
Al-Mutawakkil may also refer to:
- 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
- Musa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil (r. 1384–1386) was the Sultan of the Marinid Sultanate.
- Caliphs of Cairo
- 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
- 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
- Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad bin 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 (d. 1727)
- Al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (1756–1816)
- Al-Mutawakkil Muhammad (d. 1849)
- Al-Mutawakkil al-Muhsin (d. 1878)
- Places
- Al-Mutawakkiliyyah, the part of Samarra city founded by caliph al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861).
- Mutawakkilite Kingdom, a dynasty that ruled over northwestern part of what is now Yemen from 1918 to 1970.
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