By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare Origins Ismail was born in 1645 in the city of Sijilmassa, Morocco. He was the seventh son of Moulay Sharif, the Emir of Tafilalt and the founder of the Alawi dynasty (a clan that  claims descent from Hassan Ad-Dakhil, a 21st generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad),  and Mubarka bin […]