Al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah

القائم بأمر الله السعدي (Known as "Al-Qaim")

Founder of the Saadian Dynasty, Leader of the Anti-Portuguese Jihad

Born c. 1470

Tagmadert, Morocco

Passed Away 1517 Afshtal, Morocco

Lifespan ~47 years old

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"We drew our swords from the sands of the Draa to defend the honor of North Africa."

Archival Overview

Founder of the Saadian dynasty, proclaimed sovereign by the Sous tribes in 1511 to organize the armed resistance against Portuguese fortresses on the Atlantic coast.

Biographical Record

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qaim was a Sharifian leader from the Draa valley. In 1511, faced with Portuguese expansionism capturing Safi, Azemmour, and Agadir, the tribal confederations and Sufi brotherhoods of the Sous swore allegiance to him as their military commander.

He unified southern Morocco, mobilized tribal levies, and laid the foundations of the gunpowder army that his sons Ahmad al-Araj and Mohammed ash-Sheikh would lead to expel the Portuguese and conquer Marrakesh and Fez.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Zawiya of Afshtal
Sous Region, Morocco

                         GPS: 30.4000, -9.5000                    

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