Council of Ten
Ibn Tumart organized the inner 'Council of Ten' ("Ahl al-jamāʿā"), composed of the ten who had first borne witness to Ibn Tumart as "Mahdi". Several of them were drawn from the core of followers that Ibn Tumart had picked up in Ifriqiya (esp. while holding camp at Mallala, outside of Bejaia, in 1119-20); others were local leaders drawn from the local Masmuda Berbers who had proven early adherents. Although the list has some variations and there is some dispute in names, the Council of Ten is frequently identified as follows: