Moulay Idriss


Moulay Idriss is a small town, whitewashed, scenically nestled in a fold of the Rif Mountains and visible from the ancient ruins of nearby Volubulis.
It is named after the man who brought Islam to Morocco and who is buried in the holiest precinct of the city. Moulay Idriss was the great-grandson of the prophet Mohamed, who fled to Morocco in 787. He made this town his capital and founded nearby Fes, which would become the capital of his son Moulay Idriss II. He was poisoned only five years later.
It is considered the holiest town in Morocco and was, in fact, forbidden to non-Muslims until 1916 (in fact, the holiest precinct is still off-limits to non-Muslims).
One of the five pillars of Islam is the hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca; it is an obligation for every Muslim man to make the pilgrimage at least once in his life. For those Moroccans who cannot afford to travel to Mecca, it is considered of equal merit to make a pilgrimage to Moulay Idriss five times in one’s life.
 

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