And among them were four men of greater stature, more virtuous and wealthy, and of higher ambition in building and establishing good homes. And from the city of Fez to Banu Tadla are two stages. This city was built by an emir on behalf of Al-Mu'allim. It was a self-sufficient city due to its abundant crops, beneficial produce, plentiful milk, ghee, honey, and its extensive population. Its blessings were abundant. It was located near Jabal Ghumara and was in a position resembling a barrier, a strong defense against the Ghumara nomads who inhabited those dusty regions on its flanks. Between it and the edge of Jabal Ghumara are three miles. Between Banu Tadla and Libas, a wilderness cuts through its terrain, with the Wadi Sabu. Between Wadi Sabu and the road to Banu Tadla are twenty miles. This wilderness is inhabited by Berber tribes called Lamla, and their settlement extends from Banu Tadla to the aforementioned Wadi Sabu. They chant in the dialect of the village of 'Ukasha: "Between this village and Banu Tadla is a day's journey, and between it and the city of Fez are two days." It is the first city of the western cities that Al-'Imad entered and Al-Ghafir settled in. Al-'Imama destroyed it, demolished its walls, and leveled the foundations of its dwellings to the ground. Nothing remained of it except its ruins. About a hundred men returned to its ruins, cultivated its land, and planted crops in its soil, praising its earth and its produce. As for those who wish to take the road to Tlemcen from the city of Sijilmasa, they travel by camel. From Tlemcen to Fez, and from Fez to Sefrou, to Tadla, to Aghmat, to Banu Dir'a, to Sijilmasa. The other route, the camels take it, but it is dangerous because it is a desert. So whoever wishes...