Abu Abdallah al-Qa'im

Abu Abdallah Muhammad al -Mahdi al - Qa'im bi- Amrillah (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد المهدي القائم بأمر الله, Abū ʿ Abd Allāh Muḥammad DMG al -Mahdi al - ʾ Qā in bi- Amri ' llāh, † 1517) was the Sheikh Saadi in Morocco from 1505 to 1517.

Even if the Ouattasiden after 1465 succeeded the fall of the Marinids, they could never build a strong rule, despite formal recognition throughout the country. This weakness was exploited by the Ouattasiden Portugal to occupy all the Atlantic ports of Morocco and expand its influence on the interior. A with Portugal completed by the Ouattasiden in 1471 ceasefire was rejected by large sections of the population.

In this situation, Sheikh Abu Abdallah al - Qa'im (1505-1517) began to organize resistance against the Portuguese. As Cherif and leaders of Banu Saad succeeded in uniting the Muslim brotherhoods and marabouts in southern Morocco from 1510. Center of his rule was Taroudant east of Agadir. In order to create the economic conditions for the struggle against the Portuguese, Abu Abdallah al - Qaim established a central administration and promoted trade with Europe through the cultivation of sugarcane and the trans-Saharan trade. Thus, he created the basis for the rise of the Saadian dynasty, the ruling among his sons Ahmed al - Araj and Mohammed ech - Cheikh.

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