Or to forms of deviations and errors that could lead to ruin, when the intention was to lead to success. And since the previous reformist efforts were undertaken by many of the scholars of that era, they did not aim for anything other than what the aspirations of Muslims today aim for: to apply Islamic ideals to the reality of life, and to translate religious knowledge into practical action in this life. And in uncovering the plan for this application, and the rules for this translation, including their elements of strength and the constraints of limitation, and what they contained of the reasons for success and the reasons for failure, there is a better guide for the path of Muslims today in their desire to found their lives on solid Sharia foundations. The aforementioned reasons have led us to direct our study to the personality of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Tumart, the founder of a religious, scientific, and political movement, the Almohad movement, which led to the emergence of one of the greatest states known in Islamic history in terms of its vast territory, its struggle in the path of God, and its flourishing of knowledge and civilization. That is the Almohad state. And two important matters have strengthened our resolve to make him the subject of this study: First: His unique personality, for he was one of those who stood out among people with a unique, distinct, and well-structured personality. Ibn Khaldun described some of these qualities when he said: "And this Imam set off, returning to his homeland, endowed with knowledge and a guiding light of religion." We add to this overflowing knowledge and illuminating religion, a quality of thought that made him that critic, free in his thinking, and diligent in understanding religion based on its revealed texts. Ibn Khaldun, Al-Ibar: (6) 13