Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami
Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Moussa ibn Rashid al-Alami (Arabic: علي بن موسى بن رشيد العلمي), also known as Sherif Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, was the founder of the city of Chefchaouen, Morocco. He was an Idrisid[1] and descendant of Sufi saint Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami.[2] He was also the father of Sayyida al-Hurra, governor of Tetouan.
He founded the city of Chefchaouen in 1471 as a base from which to attack the Portuguese who had conquered Ceuta in 1415.
References and notes
[edit]- ^ R., Pennell, C. (2003). Morocco : from empire to independence. Oxford: Oneworld Book. p. 73. ISBN 9781851686346. OCLC 243549367.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Al-Huwwat, Sulayman: Al-rawda al-maqsuda wa-l-hulal al mamduda fi ma âthir Bani Suda vol 2, p. 602
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