Abd al-rahman meaning

His father, Muhammad bin 'Abd Allah never ruled. He died at the hands of his half-brother, who was next in line, Mutarrif, [1] who beat him to death in Before becoming Emir, he had 7 sons and 8 daughters, and after, another 4 sons and 5 daughters. Muzna did not die until [6] but Abd al-Rahman's aunt, as head of the harem, was in charge of his upbringing and education.

She was called al-Sayyida the Lady and happened to be the sister from the same mother of the same Mutarrif who murdered his father. She handled him harshly, even mistreating him. She died some 18 years later on 24 Jan In any case, 'Abd al-Rahman led a silent existence in his youth, devoted to his studies. When he came into power, his military and administrative experience was practically null.

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Despite this, his grandfather had chosen him to succeed him because of his gifts: he was intelligent, confident, was even-tempered and had a flair for state tasks. He dyed his beard black. He was passionate about luxury and pomp, drank too much, was capricious and often petty. There are numerous accounts of his cruelty towards slaves, subjects and family alike and he was notoriously brutal with the women and men in his harems.

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One other woman, possibly a concubine, was important to him, although her name is not known. She was a laundress, according to one source, [2] the sister of Nayda bin Hussein , a Maula, or slave, who rose through military ranks thanks to 'Abd al-Rahman's relation with his sister and his own abilities. She was known after with the kunya of Umm Qurays, "the Mother of Qurays,".

The famous story of the concubine al-Zahra, who allegedly inspired the caliph to create and build the city of Madinat al-Zahra, a narrative reiterated ad nauseam, would appear to be pure legend created much later, to explain the etymology of 'Abd al-Rahman's III's residential city.