From the second half of the 17th century, the memory of al-Hadrami began to reappear in Mauritanian local oral tradition, launched by the “rediscovery” of his grave at Azougui.

His sole surviving work is Kitâb al-Ishâra (Book of politics or guidance on the administration of the principality),[4] an ethical treatise of the mirrors for princes genre.

It provides guidance on a range of topics such as good governance, the selection of advisers and companions, leadership on the battlefield, and occasions for clemency and pardon.

[1] Launched by the “rediscovery” of his grave in the second half of the 17th century at Azougui by an individual of the Smasside tribe, the memory of al-Hadrami began to reappear and miracles have been attributed to him.

[5] Beyond the eschatological significance of the “rediscovery”, scholars believe a strategy of legitimation in a territorial conquest, which pitted against each other the Smasside who had arrived from Chinguetti, and the local Idaysilli tribes.