Oum el-Iman bint Ali el-Bethary (Arabic: أم الإيمان بنت علي البثاري) also known as Oum el-Youmn bint Mahalli[1] was the wife of the Moroccan Emir of the Marinid Sultanate Abd al-Haqq I and the mother of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq.
He replied: “If you are telling the truth, this young girl’s dream means that she will give birth to a great king, a righteous saint, who will cover his subjects with benefits and prosperity”.
[2] The son of Oum el-Iman, Emir Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, would indeed become a very successful and highly regarded Moroccan sultan.
[2] During the marriage ceremony, her father said to his future son-in-law: “My daughter is blessed, and she will make you happy by giving you a son who will be a great king who will cover your nation with glory until the last centuries”.
[2] All the relatives of Oum el-Iman enjoyed high favour with her son Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub,[3] because of the affinity that existed between them and him, and because of the great influence they exercised in their tribe.