Tamima bint Yusuf

Tamima bint Yusuf ibn Tashfin (Arabic: تميمة بنت يوسف بن تاشفين) was an Almoravid princess, she was a woman of letters and a political leader,[1] who contributed to the development of the Almoravid movement.[1] She was the daughter of Yusuf ibn Tashfin[2] (r.1060-1106) and his wife Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah,[2] and the full-blooded sister of her father's successor Ali ibn Yusuf[2] (r.1106-1142).

Life

Tamima was known by the nickname Oum Talha (Talha's mother).[1][3] She lived in Fez,[1] and according to some sources she resided in Andalusia at some point in her life.[1] Tamima received a literary education[4] and could recite poetry.[4] She managed her finances herself[1] and closely watched her employees and accountants,[1] discussing her affairs with them to the smallest detail.[1] One of her secretaries happened to had fallen in love with her and confessed his love to her.[4] Tamima responded to him with a line of poetry reminding him of the class difference that separate them.[4]

References
  1. Glacier, Osire; PhD. "Tamima (12ème siècle miladi) | Études marocaines, Osire Glacier" (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. LA PEZA SU HISTORIA IN VESTIGADA CON EL CARBONERO ALCALDE- 1859 (in Spanish). Manuel Rodríguez Garrido. 2022-01-17. pp. 45–46. Yusuf ibn Tasufin,... , married Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah with whom he had three children: Ali ibn Yusuf, Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Aisa and Tamima bint Yusuf ibn Tashfin
  3. Garulo, Teresa (1986). Dīwān de las poetisas de Al-Andalus (in Spanish). Hiperión. p. 127. ISBN 978-84-7517-168-5.
  4. Garulo, Teresa (1986). Dīwān de las poetisas de Al-Andalus (in Spanish). Hiperión. p. 20. ISBN 978-84-7517-168-5.
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