In memory of my honorable father-in-law, the wise and noble patriarch of our family, al-Hajj Moha Bejja (1926-2007)

In memory of my sister-in-law Mama Bejja (1955-2010)

To my esteemed mother-in-law, Lalla Fatima, my cherished wife, Rachida, my beloved sisters-in-law, Nezha, Fatiha, Zhor, and Khadijah, and all the members of the extended Bejja family, our Amazigh clans and tribes, and all the Imazighen

To all the Companions of the Prophet and Imam ‘Ali who brought the Islam of Ahl al-Bayt to North Africa

To Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn who blessed the soil of the Maghreb with their sacred soles

To Abu Sufyan and Hulwani, the missionaries of Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq in North Africa

To our Masters Idris I and Idris II and all the Idrisids who proudly professed the tripartite testimony of faith.

To ‘Ali ibn Warsand, al-Hasan ibn Warsand, and Muhammad ibn Warsand, the missionaries of Imam Musa al-Kazim in the Maghrib

To Hamidah al-Barbariyyah, also known as Lu’lu’ah, the Berber wife of Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq and mother of Imam Musa al-Kazim, who was one of the great female scholars of Shi‘ism taught by Sixth Imam

To Najmah Khatun, also known as Tuktam, Umm al-Banin, and Tahirah, the Berber wife of Imam Musa al-Kazim, and the mother of Imam ‘Ali al-Rida, a leading female scholar of Shi‘ism who was taught by Hamidah al-Barbariyyah

To Sammanah, also known as Sayyida, the Berber wife of Imam Muhammad al-Taqi, and the mother of Imam ‘Ali al-Naqi