Halima Al Sufyaniyah

Halima's father was Sheikh Ali bin Hussein al-Sufiyani, upon his death he left his daughter a considerable personal inheritance in Fez, great furniture which would have made anyone among the richest.[4] She married Moulay Ismail around 1707 and henceforth became known as Princess Lalla Halima.[3] she lived in the Palace of Sherrers, the royal harem where wives and concubines lived with their children.[5] Around 1715, Thomas Pellow recorded Lalla Halima as Moulay Ismail's favorite wife[5] and she remained so until her death.[6] He also describes Lalla Halima as being particularly kind.[7]

Kasbah Boulaouane was a fortress built by Moulay Ismail, it was also his palace of retreat from the court of Meknes as Inside the kasbah is a residential neighborhood called Dar al-Sultan.[8] He spent his days at this kasbah regularly every year accompanied by his favorite wife Lalla Halima who was a noble lady of the Sufiyani tribe whose territory is where this fortress was built in Dukala.[6] He would leave her there when court obligations required his return. When Lalla Halima died, her husband Moulay Ismail was so overwhelmed with sorrow that he never visited the Kasbah again.[6]