The environment in which he grew up: - 1 The interaction between man and his environment is a deep vital interaction. The dialectic of influence and being influenced between them is an inherent element of life. Therefore, studying the environment that witnessed the upbringing of Ibn Tumart and the future of his work is essential for understanding his personality, his thought, and his writings.

We can gradually get to know this environment, starting from the micro-environment, which is the family, and passing through the wider environment represented by the Sous region, and ending with the larger environment represented by the Maghreb region in general.

Ibn Tumart's family: - 1 It appears that the family to which Ibn Tumart belonged was a middle-class family. However, it held a certain prominence in terms of wealth and status among them, which was expressed by religious standing.

Ibn Khaldun alluded to this when he said: "And the people of his household were people of devotion and steadfastness."

Al-Marrakshi also pointed to this in what he mentioned, that his people are known as "Sharifs."

This family may have gained some prestige when his father became the sheikh of his tribe, which is implied by his being addressed as "Amghar," which means "sheikh" in the Berber language.

There are few reliable accounts of his parents. Some accounts mention his father, Tumart.

To introduce his personality. The sources, in addition to his name Abdullah, mentioned several titles for him: He is "Abdullah," "Ibn Tumart," "the Sheikh," and "Amghar."

Provencal comments on his name "Abdullah," stating that it was a name adopted by Ibn Tumart when he called himself Muhammad, and before that, he was called by a purely Berber name. However, this statement lacks supporting evidence.

Ibn Khaldun, Al-Ibar: (57) 465 Al-Marrakshi, Al-Mu'jib: (58) Ibn Khaldun, Al-Ibar: (59) 464 Provencal, Islam in the Maghreb and Andalusia: (60) Some sources attributed this title to him in its Arabic form. See: Ibn al-Qattan, Nazm al-Juman: (60) Islam in the Maghreb and Andalusia: (61) Ibn al-Qattan, Nazm al-Juman: (61) 34 Huyse Miranda also went to this, who confused the name Abdullah with the title Tumart, saying that the former was replaced by the latter. See: History of the Almohads: (62) 34