Foundation of the Idrisid Dynasty by an and When the and rebels were persecuted in Medina, Idris Ibn Abdullah, a brother of Ibrahim and Muhammad and a great grandson of al-Hasan escaped to northern Morocco in 785 A.D. through Egypt from the battle field of Fakh near Makkah in postal relays for which the postmaster of Egypt was beheaded. Living among the Berber tribes for years Idris obtained recognition as Imam and founded a Shi’it dynasty which lasted for about two centuries (788-974). Idris fought against the Aghlabids and extended his rule as far as Tlemcen. His son Idris II founded the capital city Fas (Fez). The dynasty was hard pressed by the Fatimids of Egypt and Umayyads of Spain ultimately they succumbed to the fatal blow of Ghalib, the Umayyed general of Hakam II. The last Idrisid ruler Hasan Ibn Ghannun resisted for long but finally he had to submit to the Umayyads of Spain in Feb. 974. Thus the Umayyad authority was established in mount Mauretania.
Like his father Hadi took drastic steps against the heretic Manichaeans who had spread in Iraq and Arabia. For their crucification a thousand palm-stakes had been ordered to be created by Mahdi and completed by Hadi.2
Following his father Hadi tried to nominate his young son his own heir-apparent superceding the claim of Harun. Dissuaded by Yahya the Barmaki time and again. Sending him to prison the caliph declared his son as his successor Harun receding to retirement. But Hadi died soon near Mosul at his country residence said to have been smothered to death, while lying ill at the instigation of his mother Khayzuran by a slave girl in 786 A.D.
’S.M. Imamuddin, P.126.
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