Idris ibn Abdullah

Idris I Ibn Abdullah ( Arabic: إدريس بن عبدالله ; 745 - 791 ) is the great-grandson of Hassan ibn Ali (and, therefore, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ), who fled in 784 with the freedman Rashid from the west of the Abbasid North Africa , where many Berber tribes , some voluntarily (aureb), others under the power of arms, recognized him as imam . In 789, the rulers of Tangier and Tlemcen recognized their citizenship. At this time, Idris founded the city of Fez .

Having broken relations with the Sunni caliph , Idris created a powerful Idrisid state in the territory of modern Morocco , which lasted until the end of the X century. He built his capital near the ruins of the Roman Volubilis . Now it is the city of Moulay Idris , its main attraction is the tomb of Idris.

Idris died in 791, believed to be from poison. The initiator of the poisoning was called the Baghdad caliph Harun al-Rashid . Idris had no sons at the time of his death. Only two months after his death, one of Kenza's concubines gave birth to an heir. Idris II, brought up by Rashid and the Aureb tribe, moved the capital of the state to Fez, founded during the life of his father. In modern Morocco, Idris I is revered as the founder of national statehood.