ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn ʿAlī al-Tamīmī al-Marrākushī (Arabic:عبد الواحد المراكشي) was a Maghrebi historian who lived during theAlmohad period.

Abdelwahid was born in Marrakech in 1185 during the reign ofYaqub al-Mansur, in 1194 he moved toFes to pursue his studies, but continued travelling back and forth between the two cities for academic purposes. In 1206 he left foral-Andalus where he stayed for nine years before returning to Marrakech. In 1224 he completedKitab al-mujib fi talkhis akhbar ahl al-Maghrib (The pleasant book in summarizing the history of the Maghreb), a history of theAlmohad dynasty as well as the preceding dynasty of theAlmoravids coupled with a summary ofAl Andalus history from the Muslim conquest until 1224.^[2] The book was written in a light-hearted spirit with many anecdotes; Abdelwahid explained that his intention was to inform and entertain the students in a summarized way since academic history books tend to be overly lengthy which can sometimes bore the reader. The book contains valuable information aboutIbn Rushd (a contemporary of Abdelwahid) as well as information directly taken from the Almohad archives, various princes and accounts of events that the author witnessed.

Although he vowed respect for the Almohad movement and its founding tribe theMasmuda, the book was fairly objective as it contained criticism of the actions of some of its kings as well as a neutral account of the movement's founderIbn Tumart and his teachings. Another aspect of this is the account about the Almoravids, who were the rivals of the Almohads, but were properly credited with their good deeds. Additionally events of in-fighting between the Almohad princes were properly reported, contrary toIbn Abi Zar, writing a century later under theMarinids, who omitted to report about significant plots and revolts that occurred during his lifetime.

Abdelwahid finished his life inEgypt, as he reported in his book that the later events of the Almohads did not reach him in great detail since he was away.

• Abdel Wahid al-Marrakushi, The history of the Almohades, preceded by a sketch of the history of Spain from the time of the conquest till the reign of Yúsof ibn-Téshúfin, and of the history of the Almoravides, ed. R.P.A. Dozy, 1968 (reprint of the second edition, Leyden 1881; first edition Leyden 1847)

• 1185 births
• 13th-century deaths
• People from Marrakesh
• Historians from the Almohad Caliphate

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