This elevated status and level of influence in the region made it easy for Al-Maghili to stir the anger of the impoverished population against the Jewish community. With the support of his son, Abd Al-Jabbar, Al-Maghili incited a mob to destroy the synagogue at Tamentit, the following disorder would see the mob turn on the Jewish population, resulting in their elimination and expulsion. It is known that Al-Maghili even put a price of seven mithqals of gold on the head of every Jew.
Al-Maghili's prominent position in the region enabled him to exploit the grievances of the impoverished against the Jewish community. With his son's backing, Al-Maghili orchestrated a violent incident at the synagogue at Tamentit, which would ultimately lead to the Jewish population being targeted and persecuted.