1109

This page relates to the year 1109 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

Spain

  • the Castilians take again Tolède.
  • the Almoravide Ali ibn Yussuf is surrounded hostile spiritual advisers with Andalusian Islam. In 1109, the book of the philosopher Al-Ghazali on “ the restoration of religious sciences ” is flaring publicly with Cordoue. The intransigent Malikisme of Ali and his advisers also makes victims among the Juifs and the Christians living on the territories controlled by the Moslems.
  • Ibn Tumart, founder of the movement Almohade, attends the destruction of the works of Ghazali. It adopts the theological ideas of Ghazali, then goes to Baghdad to meet other theologists.

France

The close East & Arab World

Arts & culture

  • the Jewish poets Jeuda ha-Levi and Abraham ibn Ezra leave Tolède and continue their voyages through Moslem Spain and North Africa.

Sciences & technology

Births in 1109

Death in 1109

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