Editing Djerba (section)

==== Islamic conquest ====
During the [[Early Muslim conquests]] by the Arabs, Djerba was among the places included in the Arab conquest at the hands of [[Ruwayfi ibn Thabit|Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari]] in the year 665 during the invasion of Tunisia by [[Mu'awiya ibn Hudaij]], in which the Ibadi sect prevailed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=صحابة زاروا تونس : رويفع بن ثابت الأنصاري (القائد الزاهد المتوكل على الله) |language=ar |url=https://www.turess.com/alchourouk/561126 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=turess.com}}</ref>

Then it became "Afriqiya" after its conquest under the rule of the governors, and their reign lasted for nearly a century from 716 to 800. The state went through several disturbances until the [[Aghlabid dynasty|Aghlabid state]], which was in dispute with the [[Rustamid dynasty|Rustumid state]] in Algeria. Djerba was sometimes subordinate to the Aghlabids and sometimes to the Rustamids, but it was always semi-independent, until the establishment of the [[Fatimid Caliphate]], which controlled the area from 909 to 972. The island then became part of the possession of emir [[Buluggin ibn Ziri|Bulukīn ibn Zīrī]] al-Sanhaji, whom [[al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah|al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi]] appointed as ruler of [[Ifriqiya]] after the [[Fatimids]] moved their capital to [[Cairo]].

The Sanhaji state went through two successive stages: an era of prosperity and an era of turmoil. In the first stage, Kairouan experienced prosperity for 78 years until the arrival of the [[Banu Hilal|Hilalids]] in the year 1049. As for the second stage, Djerba suffered many calamities due to the invasions it was exposed to. Perhaps the most prominent of these was when “[[Roger II of Sicily|Rogar al-Narmandi]]”, conquered the stronghold in 1135 in response to repeated piracy in the Mediterranean. After its subjugation, the town's women and children were sent to Sicily, despite the violent resistance shown by the pirate lords and local folk. Djerba remained under [[Kingdom of Africa|Norman occupation]] from 1135 to 1159. Over two decades later however, while the Normans and their ruler [[William I of Sicily|William I]], were primarily focused on their [[Byzantine–Norman wars|massive invasion of the Byzantine Empire in 1185]], the [[Almohad Caliphate]], with its origins in the sandy deserts of [[Morocco]], "woke up from its slumber and remembered that its enemy was sitting on a cherished piece of its soil. It prepared a large army in a huge fleet, forced the Frankish garrison to withdraw, and the island entered the rule of the Almohads." The control of the island later passed down to the [[Berbers|Berber]] [[Hafsid dynasty]] by early 13th century.