Dila

The Zaouia of Dila holds its origin of the Atlas. It holds its of space of origin of increase within the tribes Berbère S in Means-Atlas.

More precisely at Mejjati Has, by Haj Boubker Mejjati. The creation of the brotherhood began at the beginning of the XVIIe century, at one moment when Morocco knew a phase of decentralization of any stable capacity. Indeed, Morocco was divided into 5 territorial zones.

1° the zone controlled by Dilaïtes (all the Moroccan center with Atlantic enclaves) 2° the zone controlled by the zaouïa of Illigh (Under and the Moroccan southern slope) 3° the zone controlled by the bands of Ayachi (Moroccan north in Jbala, Chaouen) 4° the zone controlled by the " république" corsair of Salted (the city of Salted with its surroundings and south of Chaouia) 5° the zone controlled by the alaouite family (part of Tafilalet while going up in the Atlas).

Nevertheless, the zaouïa of Dila holds its speciality owing to the fact that it knew combined spiritual and political force. Indeed, about the years 1630, Dilaïtes had arrived at their apogee by controlling the axis caravan Tombouctou - Touat - Sijilmassa. Economic prestige. It controlled the town of Fès and its surroundings, symbol of the cherifism and holiness, where the religious elite and the great personalities maraboutic were in a time recruited and used by the brotherhood. Religious prestige. She was chief of the great confederation of the Berber tribes: Haddiddou has - Atta Has - Sanhaja, while having maritime enclaves where Dilaïtes traded with some European powers, in particular with the Netherlands. Military prestige.

This brotherhood had all the assets to create a state. But the family tears, the conflict with the other political poles, its fragile position and especially the tenacity of the capacity royal with character of the sherifs of Alaouites were right of Dilaïtes.

Moreover, about the years 1666, the kings moulay Sherif Ben Ali and moulay Rachid Ier, will have considerably weakens the authority dilaïte, before their extermination by moulay Ismaïl Ist.

the creation of the zaouïa of Dila represents perfectly well the example of particularism specific to the world of the Maghreb, but even more in the Berber tribes (imazighen) of Morocco.

Where the latter, savagely remained attached to their language and their independence. As well social as economic.

This brotherhood which does not have anything so different from the other brotherhoods if it is not its stressing of the worship returned to Prophète Mohamed. This brotherhood claimed itself of an obedience chadili renewed by the jazoulism.

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