Abu Abdallah al-Qaim

Abu Abdallah al-Qaim
القائم بأمر الله
1st Ruler of Saadi Dynasty
Sultan of Morocco
Emir of Sūs
(Saadi Sultanate)
Reign1509 – 1517
Predecessor(State established)
SuccessorAhmad al-Araj
Diedc. 1517 (aged 30–31)
Saadi Sultanate Marrakesh
IssueAhmad al-Araj
Mohammed al-Shaykh
Era dates
(15th–16th Centuries)
DynastyBanū Zaydān
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Qaim bi-Amr Allah,[1] (Arabic: القائم بأمر الله السعدي) often shortened to Abu Abdallah al-Qa'im[2] or Muhammad al-Qa'im,[3][4] was the first political leader of the Saadi Dynasty of Morocco. He ruled the Sous and other parts of southern Morocco from 1510 to 1517, setting the stage for his sons to lead the dynasty to power over the rest of Morocco in the decades after his death.[4][1]

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  3. ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521337674.
  4. ^ a b Véronne, Chantal de la (2012). "Saʿdids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill.