Draft:Idris I

The tomb attributed to Idris I, visible in green

Name	Idris ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hasan al-Muthanna ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
Other names	Idris I
Father's name	Abdullah
Born	127 AH
Died	177 AH
Activities	First king of the Idrisid dynasty of Morocco

Idris I (full name: Idris ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hasan al-Muthanna ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib) (127–177 AH) was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco and parts of Algeria. It is believed that Idris I initiated the founding of the city of Fez. This city attracted Muslim refugees from Spain and Ifriqiya, grew into a populous urban center, and became the capital of the Idrisids. The reign of the Idrisids holds significant importance for the spread of Islamic culture among the recently converted Berber tribes.

Introduction

Idris was the brother of Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. Following his collaboration with Husayn ibn Ali al-Fakki and the failure of the Revolt of Fakki, he fled to the "Far Maghreb." In the year 172 AH, after receiving invitations and pledges of allegiance from the local tribes, he established his own state. Regarding Idris's missionary activities, it is recorded that initially he acted as a missionary for his brother Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, subsequently for Husayn al-Fakki, and later for another brother, Yahya. Finally, upon learning of Yahya's fate, he began preaching on his own behalf, traveled to "Tangier," and laid the foundation for the first Moroccan state. After several years of rule, in 177 AH, Idris was poisoned through a conspiracy orchestrated by the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid and executed by Sulayman, who administered the poison and then fled.

After him, his son Idris ibn Idris (born 175–214 AH), followed by Muhammad ibn Idris ibn Idris, and thereafter other descendants of Idris, successively ruled in the Maghreb; the Idrisids maintained power until 375 AH.