Idris II

Zaouia Idris II in the medina of Fès el Bali from the 15th century, later expanded several times

Idris II (* 791 ; † 828 ) was the second ruler of the Idrisids in Morocco (791-828).

Idris II was only born after the murder of his father Idris I (788–791). Raschid, the long-time servant of Idris I, ruled the minor. At the age of eleven, Idris II was proclaimed imam . Campaigns expanded the influence of the Idrisids in northern Morocco.

Under him, Fez became the capital of the empire. In contrast to his father, Idris II relied more on Arab groups, whose immigration to northern Morocco he encouraged. Besides Kairuan , the Arab settlers came mainly from Andalusia . After the local revolt in Cordoba against al-Hakam I (818), thousands of rebels were expelled from the emirate of Cordoba . These were settled in Fes, making the city next to Kairuan the most important center of Arabic culture in the Maghreb .

As the Persian geographer Ibn al-Faqīh (early 10th century) reports, Idrīs shared the Mu mtazilite views of Ishāq ibn Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Hamīd, the chief of the population of Tangier , who worked with him.

Idris II died in Walila ( Volubilis ) in 828 . His grave in the Zaouia Mulai Idris II in Fes, rediscovered in 1437 under Abdalhaqq II , developed into an important place of pilgrimage during the Merinid period in the 15th century. Its pilgrimage site ( Qubba ) is considered the most sacred place in the city.

literature

• Herman L. Beck: L 'image d'Idrīs II, ses descendants de Fās et la politique s̱ẖarīfienne des sultans marīnides 656 - 869/1258 - 1465 . Brill, Leiden, 1989.
• Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .

supporting documents

1. ↑ Cf. Beck: L 'image d'Idrīs II . 1989, p. 14f.