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*A BRIEF HISTORY OF MOULAY IDRIIS II
Not only Moulay Idriss II did not believe that his status as a descendent of the Prophet was important to his claim of political legitimacy , still he was more closely associated in the hagiographical and historical record with the innate and personal aspects of the Mohammedan ‘s Example , moreover the spiritual legacy inherited through his father Moulay Idriss I and all his blessed forefathers led to such ongoing Divine gift that has largely inspired most of the aspects of the people of North Africa and surely within the behaviour and attributes of all Sufi paths in this area of the Muslim world.
In this context, and as a matter of fact, the deep aspects of this Mohammedan’s blessings is remarkably illustrated in the works of Idrissid hagiography, such “Nadhm Adhur wal Iqan”by the Algerian chronicler Abu Abdullah Tanasi (d. 899/1484).
In one of his in -depth writing he recalled the following passage from this work, a companion of Moulay Idriss II named Dawoud Ibn Al Qacem is informed about the qualities which led his master to victory over the Khawarijs (al-Khawarij):
“I was amazed by what I saw of Moulay Idriss' bravery, strength, and firmness of resolve. Then he turned toward me and said, "O Dawoud, why is it that I see you staring at me so much?" I said, "O Imam, I am amazed at the qualities in you that I have seen in no one else." "What are they?" he asked. "Your goodness, your beauty, the firmness of your intellect, the openness of your demeanour, and your determination in fighting the enemy," I answered. Then he said, "O Dawoud, what you have seen in what we have inherited from the Baraka of our ancestor the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his Household) and from his prayers for us and blessings upon us. This Baraka has passed on as a legacy to our father, the Imam Ali (Peace be upon him).
Upon the passing away of Moulay Idriss al-Azhar at a young age he left twelve sons, who were sent throughout the land of the Maghrib (Morocco), through a wise and deeply instructed advice by their grandmother “Lady Kenza” so as to proliferate the Idrissi-Hassanid noble lineage.
It is worthy to note that One Idrissid Imam, however, became through his descendents an important figure in the development of the Noble Idrissid lineage , it was Moulay Ali Haydara Ibn Mohammed, a grandson of Moulay Idriss II, who received the bay’ah or allegiance as Imam and ruler of Fez in 221/836. When he failed to designate his infant son Moulay Ahmed Mizwar as his successor before his own death in 234/849, the Idrissid Imamate passed into the hands of his cousins, the descendents of Moulay Omar Ibn Moulay Idriss II, who lived in the regions of Habt and Ghumara in northern Morocco.
After being passed over for the Imamate, Moulay Ahmed Mizwar became disenchanted with politics and devoted himself to a life of worship and asceticism. Sometime before the turn of the tenth century, or just before the Idrissid state became a bone of connection between the Fatimids of North Africa and the Umayyads of Spain, he moved from Fez to northern Morocco and established himself at “Hajar an-Nasr” (Escarpment of the Eagle), a fortes situated in the Habt region among the Sanhaja Berber tribes of Ahl Sarif, Bani Yusuf, and Sumata.
Moulay Ahmed Mizwar, the nickname of Mizwar which means in Berber (lion or leader) was to adopt a long standing spiritual leadership that was sought by the tribes who lived near his mountaintop stronghold, according to local tradition, when the chiefs of these tribes asked Moulay Ahmed Mizwar to delegate a member of his family to join them and favour them with the Baraka of the Prophet Sidna Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him and his household) he chose his son Abdessalam (known locally as "Sidi Sellam"),as a means of honouring the young Sharif, who had recently married.
The tribesman renamed themselves "Banou Arous" (Sons of the Bridegroom), the appellation by which they are known today and for the next seven generations, the descendents of Sidi Sellam established themselves among the Berbers of Banou Arous while maintaining a reputation for holiness that was based almost exclusively upon their Idrissid- Hassanid descent.
Around the year 530AH/1135AD, a child named Slimane, but later named "Mashish" (in Berber Little Cat), was born to a Sharif of the Bani Arous known as Abu Bakr Ibn Ali once he reached maturity, Slimane Mashish withdrew from the world as an ascetic and built a hermitage that still stands among the ruins of his natal village of Aghyoul.
Furthermore and in either 559/1146 or 563/1148, he sired a son named Moulay Abdessalam (d. 622/1207), who would become the first patron saint of all North African and specially Moroccan Sufism, and his sole student, was to be known as the Great Sharif, Sidi Abou Al Hassan Shadhili (d. 656/1241) who was honourably was gifted as the first version of Maghrebian and Moroccan Sufism under the banner of Shadhiliya Sufi order.
No wonder and after more than 1220 years Moulay Idriss I, Father and Moulay Idriss II Son ,played such a paramount role by means of hard work and devotion to the constitution of those same ideals meant for the service to God and to humanity in the path of truth , endowed with such Divine grace (Baraka) , they had certainly played a great role in the Maghreb area as well as throughout the Muslim world and had vigorously shaped North Africa for centuries and that’s why the Idrissid Dynasty and its noble progeny until today are still living in the memory of many people and loyal disciples.[/frame]
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