He ordered him to be expelled from Marrakech. This incident, involving the prince and his retinue of scholars, did nothing but fuel Ibn Tumart's resolve and push him to continue his activism. Indeed, it was likely to enrich his method of preaching and deepen it, as he realized the nature of the people, their ruler's weakness, and his submissiveness. He went to a part of the city, pitched a tent in one of the cemeteries, and began to give lessons in knowledge and deliver sermons. However, these were lessons with a new theological and political dimension, aimed at forming a religious popular opposition to the prince and his followers. He portrayed them as those who should not be obeyed, and that it was incumbent to revolt against them and remove their rule. This new dimension to his lessons and sermons resonated with the people. Students flocked to him, learning from him and listening to his call. Their hearts filled with love, awe, and reverence for him. The number of those influenced by him may have grown so large as to arouse the prince's fears anew. He summoned him again, warned him, and ordered him to leave the city and its surroundings.

Towards Stability in the Souss. Ibn Tumart realized that his presence in Marrakech had become difficult, given the prince and his retinue's determination to expel or harm him. The plan for the future struggle against the Almoravid prince and his followers, the scholars who were increasingly trying to entice him, began to become clear to him. He said to his companions: "We cannot stay in Marrakech with Malik bin Wahib present. We have a brother in God in Aghmat, so let us go to him. He will surely offer us counsel and prayers. He is the scholar Abd al-Mu'izz bin Ibrahim al-Masmudi." Indeed, the prince may have decided to arrest and kill him, seeing that he was saying in "Rawd al-Qirtas": Ibn Abi Zar' mentioned the Almoravids: "They are infidels and anthropomorphists, and their conquest is obligatory for everyone who knows that God Almighty is One in His Kingdom, more obligatory than conquering the Romans and the Magians." It is likely that the accusation of anthropomorphism arose in a later stage, as we shall see. See the same source and page. See also: Al-Salawi, Al-Istiqsa: 2/173. Al-Subki, Tabaqat: 4/101.