Shafirian Caliphate in Morocco

There are within Moroccan style of Islam three major types of legitimation: the Quran (including its extension by the Hadith –sayings of the Holy Prophet), the consensus of the community (Ummah), and the line of succession (wirata). The Quran is repository of the divine word, publicly available, not...[More]

The Moroccan King/Saint Relationship

The fate of Moroccan Sufism has since the Idrissid era, been closely connected to remarkable individuals whose achievements were praised in hagiographical literature. The authority of the Idrissids is linked to a specifically Mohammedian tradition of leadership in accounts detailing the imamate of...[More]

 
Emir al-Muminin, King of Morocco, Mawlana Mohammed ibn al-Hassan
 
 
ﻔﺭﺽ ﻣـﻦ ﺍﷲ ﻔــﻲ ﺍﻟـــﻘﺭﺍﻦ ﺃﻨﺯﻟﻪ
ﻣـــﻦ ﻟﻡ ﻴﺼﻞ ﻋﻟﻴﮐﻡ ﻻ ﺼــــــﻼﺓ ﻟﻪ
يا أهل بيت رســــول الله حبكم     
ﻴﻛﻔﻴﻛﻡ ﻤﻦ ﻋﻈﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺟـﺩ ﺃﻧﮐــﻡ     

Emir al-Muminin, His Majesty King of Morocco, Mawlana Mohammed ibn al-Hassan ibn Mohammed ibn Yusuf, is a descendent of the Sharifian Hassani-Alawite offspring, originally from Yanbu'a al-Nakhil, a small oasis in the Holy Lands on the Red Sea. Directly descending from the Holy Prophet Sidna Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him and his household), via his daughter Lalla Fatima Zahra, the Royal Family came to settle in Sijilmasa, in the Moroccan South, in the middle of the seventh/thirteenth century. Emir al-Muminin Mohammed VI is the 23rd king of the Sharifian Alawite Dynasty, the reign of which started in the middle of the 17th century at the hand of his grandfather al-Qutb al-Kabir Mawlana Ali Sharif Alawi (d. 847/1432). His Majesty received the pledge of allegiance, in the Throne Room of the Royal palace in Rabat on 23, July 1999. His enthronement is celebrated on July 30, 1999. On July 12, 2002, the marriage of Emir al-Muminin to Princess Lalla Salma Bennani was celebrated in Rabat. On May 8, 2003, His Highness Crown Prince Moulay al-Hassan was born in Rabat. May Allah's Blessing be upon Emir al-Muminin and his Crown Prince and all members of his Sharifian household. And may Allah grant him victory and bestow upon his Sharifian Kingdom grace and goodness by the baraka of his Grandfather Sidna Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him).
H.M. Sufi messages

H.M Address to the Assembly of Tijani Followers

Fez, June 27 - Emir al-Muminin King Mohammed VI addressed a message to the three-day assembly of the followers of the Tijani Path that kicked off Wednesday in the central city of Fez.  Here follows the full text of the monarch's message, which was read out by the Minister of Islamic Affairs...Continue Reading  

H.M Address to the Sidi Shikr Conference

Emir al-Muminin King Mohammed VI addressed a message to the inaugural meeting of the international Sidi Shikr Sufi convention held in Marrakech in September, 10, 2004 under the aegis of his majesty. Here follows the full text of the monarch's message, which was read out by the Minister...Continue Reading  

Imarate al-Muminine
 

The Rise of the Sharifian Alawite Empire: The Role of the Sultan Mawlay Ismail

The 'Alawites, it is generally assumed, rose to power without the help of powerful brotherhoods, which represented 'religious populism. This was a fac­tor of quite differential importance not only politic­ally, but it also had profound repercussions... [More]

The Reawakening of Morocco: Sidi Muhammad ibn Abdellah, the 'Enlightened Monarch'

To the period of anarchy (al-Fitna al-Kubra) that followed Mawlay Isma'il’s death, supervened a rehabilitation epoch under the aegis of Sidi Muhammad b.  Abdellah 1170/1757-1204/1790) who was chosen to succeed his father's ill-starred rule. .. [More]