The Hillali tribes in Islamic Maghreb (05h-11ad) Between the political rupture and the economic crisis

Abstract

The entry of the Arab tribes of Bani-Hilal and Soulaimi to the Ifriqiya and Almaghreb in Mid of the 05h /11 century; was a landmard in the history of this areas because of its various consequences – some see it as positive (arabisation of this area); while others consider it as negative – mainly orientalists like George marselle and Robert Branchfek – because they consider it as the decadence of the Islamic civ; and some like Alhadi Roger Idriss; went be y ond this and labeled it as “the Hilali catastrophy”.   

After their arrival; the Hilalians were depicted as Destructive and plundering hords to all from of Civilized life and Urbanism; but what should be noticed is the contribution of Sanhaji rulers ( Zirids and Hammadi ) to the ruining of Maghreb cities like Kairouan manifesting in Battles like “Haydaran 443 AH ; and Sabiba 457 AH “ , the first led to the entry of Bani Hilal to Kairouan , while the secand opened the door to the spread of Hilalians in the Central Maghreb.

We concluded through this study to two things; the rupture between the two sides was a prime cause to the immigration of Bani-Hilal to the Almaghreb; and the second factor is the economic crisis that suffocated the eastern Islamic countries and this made Taghribt Bani-Hilal a large field for orientists to write about.