A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, he escaped to Morocco from Syria and was proclaimed "commander of the faithful" in Volubilis, which was then occupied by the Berber tribe of the Awraba, under Ishaq ibn Mohammad.
A direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, he escaped to Morocco from Syria following the Battle of Fakhkh in 787. He was proclaimed "commander of the faithful" in Volubilis, which was then occupied by the Berber tribe of the Awraba, under Ishaq ibn Mohammad.