Moulay Idris's Revolt: Founding a Dynasty in Roman Ruins

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic founding of the Idrisid dynasty, Morocco's first Muslim ruling house. They focus on the pivotal figure of Moulay Idris I, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad who fled the Abbasid caliphate after the Battle of Fakhkh in 786 CE. Taking refuge among the Awraba Berbers in the Roman ruins of Volubilis, he was proclaimed imam and launched a campaign that united warring tribes and established the first Islamic state in Morocco. The episode covers his assassination by Abbasid agents in 791 CE, the legendary pregnancy of his wife Kenza, and the succession of his posthumous son, Idris II, who built the city of Fez. It also touches on the blending of Berber and Arab traditions, the founding of the Qarawiyyin mosque, and how the Idrisid legacy shaped Morocco's later dynasties. A fresh angle: the tension between Moulay Idris's spiritual authority as a sharif and the pragmatics of tribal politics. #MoulayIdris #Idrisids #Volubilis #Awraba #BerberHistory #Morocco #Fez #Qarawiyyin #BattleOfFakhkh #Sharifian #Abbasid #Kenza #IslamicDynasties #NorthAfrica #FexingoHistory #History #Alaouite #MedievalIslam Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo