Muhammad al-Maghili was born in Tlemcen c. 1440 into a Berber family of the Maghila tribe. In Tlemcen, he devoted himself to the Islamic sciences, studying...

captured. He fled without looking back until he reached forteresse of Maghila, and then to his own fortress Qal'at Bani Hammad, on the ninth of Jumada...

abandoned by his men, fled along with 500 of his cavalrymen to the fortress of Maghila, after killing his wives with his own hands to prevent them from falling...

Mahdia when her brother Badis died in his camp during the siege of Kalâat Maghila (May 1016). The dignitaries of the State unanimously decided to appoint...