# Muhammad ibn Idris

Muhammad bin Idris bin Idris bin Abdullah (Arabic: محمد بن إدريس بن إدريس بن عبد الله) was the third Idrisid sultan of Morocco.

## Life

He was the oldest of the twelve sons of Idris II. Upon the death of his father in 828, acting on the advice of his grandmother he divided the Idrisid realm among his older brothers, keeping only the capital, Fes, for himself. This weakened his authority and immediately gave rise to civil war and the decline of the Idrisid dynasty.
When the fourth brother, Isa, ruler of Wazeqqur, revolted against Fes, Muhammad sought the assistance first of Qasim, ruler of Tangier, but was refused. He then turned to Umar, ruler of the Rif Mountains, who defeated both Isa and Qasim, receiving in return the governorship over Tangier. The descendants of Umar and of Qasim would later rival for the leadership of the Idrisid realm after Muhammad's line went extinct.
Muhammad died in March/April 836 in Fes, and was buried there. He was succeeded by his son, Ali, who was only nine years old at the time.

## Genealogy

Idrisid dynasty :
* Emirs of Morocco
* Caliphs of Córdoba
* Emirs of Algericas
* Emirs of Málaga
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib | | | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | Ali ibn Abi Talib | | | Fatima bint Muhammad | Fatima bint Muhammad | Fatima bint Muhammad | Fatima bint Muhammad | Fatima bint Muhammad | Fatima bint Muhammad | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Hasan ibn Ali | al-Hasan ibn Ali | al-Hasan ibn Ali | al-Hasan ibn Ali | al-Hasan ibn Ali | al-Hasan ibn Ali |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan | al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan | Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 | Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Idris II r. 803-828 | Idris II r. 803-828 | Idris II r. 803-828 | Idris II r. 803-828 | Idris II r. 803-828 | Idris II r. 803-828 |
| | | | | | | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | Muhammad I r. 828-836 | | | | | | | | | Umar ibn Idris | Umar ibn Idris | Umar ibn Idris | Umar ibn Idris | Umar ibn Idris | Umar ibn Idris | | | | | | | | | al-Qasim ibn Idris | al-Qasim ibn Idris | al-Qasim ibn Idris | al-Qasim ibn Idris | al-Qasim ibn Idris | al-Qasim ibn Idris | Dawud r. c. 877 | Dawud r. c. 877 | Dawud r. c. 877 | Dawud r. c. 877 | Dawud r. c. 877 | Dawud r. c. 877 |
| Ali I r. 836-849 | Ali I r. 836-849 | Ali I r. 836-849 | Ali I r. 836-849 | Ali I r. 836-849 | Ali I r. 836-849 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Yahya I r. 849-863 | Ali II r. 866-? | Ali II r. 866-? | Ali II r. 866-? | Ali II r. 866-? | Ali II r. 866-? | Ali II r. 866-? | | | Idris ibn Umar | Idris ibn Umar | Idris ibn Umar | Idris ibn Umar | Idris ibn Umar | Idris ibn Umar | | | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Ubayd Allah ibn Umar | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Yahya III r. ?-905 | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim |
| | | | | | | Yahya II r. 863-866 | Yahya II r. 863-866 | Yahya II r. 863-866 | Yahya II r. 863-866 | Yahya II r. 863-866 | Yahya II r. 863-866 | | | | | | | | | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | Yahya IV r. 905-922 | | | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | Ali ibn Ubayd Allah | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 | al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hammud ibn Ali | Hammud ibn Ali | Hammud ibn Ali | Hammud ibn Ali | Hammud ibn Ali | Hammud ibn Ali | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 | al-Hasan II r. 954-974 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maymun ibn Hammud | Maymun ibn Hammud | Maymun ibn Hammud | Maymun ibn Hammud | Maymun ibn Hammud | Maymun ibn Hammud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hammud ibn Maymun | Hammud ibn Maymun | Hammud ibn Maymun | Hammud ibn Maymun | Hammud ibn Maymun | Hammud ibn Maymun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 | | | | | | | | | | | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 | Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 | | | | | | | | | | | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 | Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 | | | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 | | | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 | Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 | Abd Allah ibn Idris | Abd Allah ibn Idris | Abd Allah ibn Idris | Abd Allah ibn Idris | Abd Allah ibn Idris | Abd Allah ibn Idris |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | Muhammad ibn Abd Allah | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi | | | | | | |