Al-Mutawakkil (disambiguation)

Al-Mutawakkil (Arabic: المتوكل) is an Islamic epithet (laqab), the title of Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Qur'an. In 847 AD, the tenth Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil adopted this title. He ruled from 847 until 861. Al-Mutawakkil was the first and most famous bearer of this title among the rulers.

Centuries later after caliph al-Mutawakkil death, other rulers also adopted this title.

Al-Mutawakkil may also refer to:

  • Nasib al-Mutawakkiliyyah, (died 860s) was one of the spouse of Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861).
  • Shuja, was mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil was also known as Umm al-Mutawakkil (meaning: Mother of Al-Mutawakkil).
Sultan of Morocco
Caliphs of Cairo
  • Al-Mutawakkil I (r. 1362–1383 and 1389–1406) was the caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate
  • Al-Mutawakkil II (r. 1479–1497) the caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate
  • Al-Mutawakkil III (d. 1543) was the last caliph of Cairo for the Mamluk Sultanate.
Rulers of Ifriqiya
Imams of Yemen
Places
  • Al-Mutawakkiliyyah, the part of Samarra city founded by caliph al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861)
  • Mutawakkilite Kingdom, a dynasty that ruled over northwestern part of what is now Yemen from 1918 to 1970