Idris Ibn Abdallah
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mawlá Idrīs ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Kāmil,, Idris ibn Abdullah, Idris Ier
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
Key facts
- Reign
- 788–791
- Predecessor
- None
- Successor
- Idris II
- Born
- Unknown , Hejaz , Arabia
- Died
- 791, Walīlī , present-day Morocco
- Burial
- Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
- Spouse
- Kenza al-Awrabiya
- Issue
- Idris II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Quraysh
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Arabian Peninsula
- Place of death
- Meknes
- Child
- Idris II
- Father
- Abd Allah al-Mahd
- Occupation
- imam
- Position held
- Amir
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Idrisid dynasty
- Followed by
- Idris II
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- Commons category
- Idris I
- place of burial
- Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
- date of birth
- 0745-00-00
- name in native language
- إدريس بن عبد الله الكامل بن الحسن المثنى بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطلب
- madhhab
- Zaidism
- date of death
- 0791-05-00
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- poison
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyIdrisid FatherAbd Allah al-Mahd MotherAtika bint Abd al-Malik ReligionIslam
Idris (I) ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: إدريس بن عبد الله, romanized: Idrīs ibn ʿAbd Allāh; d. 791), also known as Idris the Elder (إدريس الأكبر, Idrīs al-Akbar), was a Hasanid and the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco, after fleeing the Hejaz as a result of the Battle of Fakhkh. He ruled from 788 to 791. He is credited with founding the dynasty that established Moroccan statehood, and is regarded as the founding father of Morocco.
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