Oum el-Iman el-Bethary أم الإيمان بنت علي البثاري | |
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Spouse | Abd al-Haqq I |
Issue | Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq |
House | Marinid (by marriage) |
Father | Ali el-Bethary |
Religion | Islam |
Oum el-Iman bint Ali el-Bethary ( Arabic: أم الإيمان بنت علي البثاري) also known as Oum el-Youmn bint Mahalli [1] was the wife of the Moroccan Emir of the Marinid Sultanate Abd al-Haqq I and the mother of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq. She was from the Zenata group of tribes [2] and is considered a walia (saint) in Morocco. [1]
She was the daughter of Ali el-Bethary. [2] Her family came from the Mahalli branch of the Boutouïa [1] which was one of the main families of the Boutouïa tribe who had been confederates and allies of the Marinid family of Hammamma-Ibn-Mohammed. [3]
When she was a young girl, she had a dream of the moon rising from her bosom and ascending to the sky, from where it shed its light over all the earth. [4] She immediately told this dream to her father who hastened to go to Sheikh Abu Othman el-Ouaragly. He replied: “If you are telling the truth, this young girl’s dream means that she will give birth to a great king, a righteous saint, who will cover his subjects with benefits and prosperity”. [2] The son of Oum el-Iman, Emir Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, would indeed become a very successful and highly regarded Moroccan sultan. [2]
Around 1210, she married the emir Abu Mohammed Abd al-Haqq. [2] During the marriage ceremony, her father said to his future son-in-law: “My daughter is blessed, and she will make you happy by giving you a son who will be a great king who will cover your nation with glory until the last centuries”. [2] The couple had at least one child, the emir Abu Yusuf Yaqub who was born between 1210 and 1212. [2] All the relatives of Oum el-Iman enjoyed high favour with her son Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub, [3] because of the affinity that existed between them and him, and because of the great influence they exercised in their tribe. [3]
A woman of great piety, Oum el-Iman made the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) in the year 643 AH (1245-6) [3] and returned to the Maghreb in the year 647. [3] Five years later, she left for the east a second time and made a pilgrimage of supererogation ( Umra). [3] After returning home, she died in Cairo the following year. [3]
Oum el-Iman el-Bethary أم الإيمان بنت علي البثاري | |
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Spouse | Abd al-Haqq I |
Issue | Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq |
House | Marinid (by marriage) |
Father | Ali el-Bethary |
Religion | Islam |
Oum el-Iman bint Ali el-Bethary ( Arabic: أم الإيمان بنت علي البثاري) also known as Oum el-Youmn bint Mahalli [1] was the wife of the Moroccan Emir of the Marinid Sultanate Abd al-Haqq I and the mother of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq. She was from the Zenata group of tribes [2] and is considered a walia (saint) in Morocco. [1]
She was the daughter of Ali el-Bethary. [2] Her family came from the Mahalli branch of the Boutouïa [1] which was one of the main families of the Boutouïa tribe who had been confederates and allies of the Marinid family of Hammamma-Ibn-Mohammed. [3]
When she was a young girl, she had a dream of the moon rising from her bosom and ascending to the sky, from where it shed its light over all the earth. [4] She immediately told this dream to her father who hastened to go to Sheikh Abu Othman el-Ouaragly. He replied: “If you are telling the truth, this young girl’s dream means that she will give birth to a great king, a righteous saint, who will cover his subjects with benefits and prosperity”. [2] The son of Oum el-Iman, Emir Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, would indeed become a very successful and highly regarded Moroccan sultan. [2]
Around 1210, she married the emir Abu Mohammed Abd al-Haqq. [2] During the marriage ceremony, her father said to his future son-in-law: “My daughter is blessed, and she will make you happy by giving you a son who will be a great king who will cover your nation with glory until the last centuries”. [2] The couple had at least one child, the emir Abu Yusuf Yaqub who was born between 1210 and 1212. [2] All the relatives of Oum el-Iman enjoyed high favour with her son Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub, [3] because of the affinity that existed between them and him, and because of the great influence they exercised in their tribe. [3]
A woman of great piety, Oum el-Iman made the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) in the year 643 AH (1245-6) [3] and returned to the Maghreb in the year 647. [3] Five years later, she left for the east a second time and made a pilgrimage of supererogation ( Umra). [3] After returning home, she died in Cairo the following year. [3]