Waggag ibn Zallu al-Lamti
Waggag ibn Zallu al-Lamti | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Died | 11th century |
| Resting place | Dar al-Murabitin Ribat, Aglu, Morocco |
| Era | 11th century |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic jurisprudence |
| Notable idea(s) | Founding Ribat al-Murabitin |
| Known for | Religious teacher and spiritual leader of Abdallah ibn Yasin, founder of the Almoravid Dynasty |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar, Jurist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Creed | Maliki |
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Waggag ibn Zallu al-Lamti (Arabic: وجاج بن زلو اللمطي, romanized: Wajāj ibn Zalw al-Lamṭī) (died 11th-century in Aglu near Tiznit, in present-day Morocco) was a Maliki scholar and jurist who lived in the 11th century. He was a disciple of Abu Imran al-Fasi and belonged to the Lamta clan, which is a Sanhaja-Berber tribe. Waggag had an eminent role in the rise of the Almoravid Dynasty as he was the religious teacher and spiritual leader of Abdallah ibn Yasin, the founder of the dynasty.