Ibrahim ibn Allah

Emir of Sicily

Ibrahim ibn Allah
ابراهيم بن الله

Emir of Sicily
(835 – 851)
Predecessor| Al-Fadl ibn Yaq'ub al-Fazari
Successor| Al-Abbas ibn al-Fadl ibn Ya'qub al-Fazari
| Names

Abu l-Aghlab Ibrahim ibn Allah ibn Ziyadat Allah ibn Ibrahim ibn Al-Aghlab ibn Salem ibn Aqal ibn Khafajah al-Tamimi
Religion| Sunni Islam

Abu l-Aghlab Ibrahim ibn Allah was Emir of Palermo from 835 to 851. Grandson of Ziyadat Allah, Emir of Kairouan, on September 11, 835 left Africa for Sicily where after a naval battle against the Byzantines, he joined the government of Palermo.[1][2]

During his emirate the Arab expansion continued in eastern Sicily. Cities such as Messina (842-843), Butera in 845, Ragusa, Moorish (848) were conquered.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ various editors. The Cambridge Medieval History volumes 1-5. Plantagenet Publishing. Retrieved 28 March 2021. `{{cite book}}`: `|last1=` has generic name (help)
2. ^ Amari, Michele (1834). Storia dei Musulmani di Sicilia. Florence: Felice le Monnier. p. 529. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. ^ Ali, Ameer (2004). A Short History of the Saracens. London: Routledge. p. 586\. ISBN 9781136198946. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
4. ^ Bostom, Andrew G. (2010). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 603. Retrieved 28 March 2021.[permanent dead link‍]