 They later allied with the Banu Hillal and entered under their protection, which enabled them to wander in the Moroccan Saharan wolds between Moulouya River and the Tafilalet oases.A tiny group of them however stayed in Tunisia, during their westward transit in the Maghreb, and briefly worked as viziers of the victorious Hillalians and Banu Sulaym, who had freshly defeated the powerful Zirids.The Maqils quickly grew in numbers, this is due to the fact that parts of many other Arabian tribes joined them, which included