المؤسسات الدينية ورعايتها من قبل الحاكم

بالمغرب الإسلامي (634-981ه/1237-1573م)

Abstract

Received: 2026 / 01 / 11
Revision: 2026 / 01 / 29
Accepted: 2026 / 02 / 01
Published: 2026 / 09 / 30

In the Islamic Maghreb countries, the patronage of religious institutions was part of the policy of governance and not merely an act of worship, as the sultans realized that the mosque, the zawiya, and the scholar formed the basis of influence in society and granted legitimacy to the authority. In the Hafsid state, the Zaytuna Mosque and the zawiyas occupied a central position, so the sultans financed the construction of mosques and schools and expanded endowments for scholars and Sufi sheikhs, so these institutions became centers of knowledge, judiciary, and social guidance that supported the prestige of the rule. In the Zayyanid state, the sultans of Tlemcen paid attention to mosques and Sufi zawiyas because they connected the state with the people and tribes, so they used them to spread stability and loyalty in addition to their religious role. As for the Marinid state, it established a wide network of mosques, schools, and zawiyas and endowed them with large sums of money, so it made them tools for producing scholars and consolidating the image of the sultan as the protector of Sharia. Thus, the patronage of religious institutions was a means of consolidating political legitimacy and controlling society in addition to their religious and educational role.