Lalla Abla bint Tahar
Princess consort of Morocco
Lalla Abla al-Alaoui | ||
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Princess consort of Morocco | ||
Tenure | 30 October 1955 – 26 February 1961 | |
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Born |
Lalla Abla bint Tahar
( 1909-09-05 ) 5 September 1909 |
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Died | 1 March 1992 (1992-03-01) (aged 82) | |
Spouse | [ citation needed ] | |
Issue |
Hassan II
Lalla Aicha Lalla Malika Moulay Abdallah Lalla Nuzha |
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Dynasty | Alaouite Dynasty (by birth) | |
Father | Prince Moulay Mohammed al-Tahar bin Hassan | |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Princess Lalla Abla bint Tahar (5 September 1909 – 1 March 1992) [1] was the princess consort of Morocco as the wife of King Mohammed V , she was the mother of King Hassan II , who reigned from 1961 to 1999.
She was the daughter of Moulay Mohammed al-Tahar bin Hassan, [2] a son of Sultan Hassan I of Morocco and twin brother of Sultan Moulay Yusef . [2] [3] She also has Glaoua origins. [4] Abdessadeq el Glaoui explained in his 2004 publication that "Lalla Abla was chosen in the house Glaoui". [3]
She married her first cousin Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco in 1926 [2] or 1928. [4] [5] Her elder sister Princess Lalla Hania bint Tahar was married to the pretendant to the Throne of Morocco Mohammed Ben Aarafa .
She had five children:
- Hassan II (9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999).
- Lalla Aicha (17 June 1931 – 4 September 2011).
- Lalla Malika (14 March 1933 – 28 September 2021).
- Moulay Abdallah (30 July 1935 – 20 December 1983).
- Lalla Nuzha (29 October 1940 – 2 September 1977). [6]
Legacy
In her tribute in Tiznit was inaugurated “Avenue Lalla Abla”, [7] on which stands the “Maison de la culture de Tiznit”. [8] This avenue is close to “Avenue Mohammed V” and “Boulevard Hassan II” in the same city. [7]
The Lalla Abla Mosque on the Port of Tangier was dedicated in July 2018 by her grandson, King Mohammed VI . [9] Baptized "Mosque of H.H. Princess Lalla Abla", [10] it covers an area of 5,712 square meters and has a capacity to welcome 1,900 faithful. [11] The mosque has all the necessary amenities for the faithful, ie two prayer rooms (men and women), accommodation for the imam and the muezzin , shops and an esplanade of 2,720 square meters. [11]
Notes
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"Lalla Abla; Moroccan Royal Mother (Published 1992)"
. 1992-03-03
. Retrieved
2023-08-12
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Lalla Abla, the mother of King Hassan II, died on Sunday night after a long illness, the royal palace announced today... Lalla Abla was the wife of King Mohammed V, Hassan's father.
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ibn zaydan.
durafakhira
(in Arabic). p.
139.
And when he was seventeen, his blessed father married him to the daughter of his twin, al-Mawla Tahir, and for his wedding in the southern capital, Marrakech , he received a celebration in which the manifestations of the king and the pomp of the sultan was evident, attended by all the notables of the Moroccan kingdom and its statesmen
- 1 2 Glaoui, Abdessadeq El (2004). Le ralliement: le Glaoui, mon père : récit et témoignage (in French). Marsam Editions. p. 15. ISBN 978-9981-149-79-3 .
- 1 2 Hommes et destins: dictionnaire biographique d'outre-mer (in French). Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. 1975. p. 354.
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"Morocco (Alaoui Dynasty)"
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web.archive.org
. 2005-08-29
. Retrieved
2023-08-12
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Lella Abla, +1992, X after 1927 HM King Mohammed V (see below, Predecessors)
- ↑ Chicago Tribune
- 1 2 Honnor, Julius (2012). Morocco Footprint Handbook . Footprint Travel Guides. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-907263-31-6 .
- ↑ "Lieux et structures culturels Maroc - La maison de culture Tiznit" . www.moroccanmusicconnect.ma (in French) . Retrieved 2023-08-09 .
- ↑ "King Mohammed VI Inaugurates 'Princess Lalla Abla' Mosque in Tangier" . Morocco World News . 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "SM le Roi, Amir Al-Mouminine, inaugure à Tanger la Mosquée "SA la Princesse Lalla Abla" " . Maroc.ma (in French). 2018-07-30 . Retrieved 2023-08-09 .
- 1 2 "King Mohammed VI Inaugurates 'Princess Lalla Abla' Mosque in Tangier" . www.moroccoworldnews.com .
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