Marrakech Islamic History & Seven Saints Tour

Also called: Abou el Abbas Ahmed ben Jaafar el Khazraji. Origin: Originally from Sebta. Education: Disciple of Cadi Ayyad, He lived for 40 years in a cave on a hill in Guéliz, without ever entering the city. He spent his life caring for and defending the weak and the blind. Died in: 1205 (601 AH) Buried in: Sidi Marouk cemetery, near Bab Taghzout.

Sidi Abdelaziz Tebbaâ Also called: Abou Fares Abdelaziz. Origin: Silk merchant from Fez. Education: Principal disciple of Sidi Ben Slimane. Particular Sign: He propagated the Sufi ethics in the corporations of craftsmen. Died in: 1508 (914 AH). Buried: not far from the Ben Youssef Mosque.

Origin: Originally from Souss. Education: He was enrolled in the Essaffarin Medersa of Fez where he excelled in the hadiths. Special Signs: He is the founder of Moroccan Sufism for a mobilization against the Iberian invasion. He is the author of the famous collection of prayers "Dala’il al-Khayrat" (the paths of benefactions). He died praying. Died in: 1465 (870 Hegira) Buried in: La zaouïa Jazoulia, north of the medina, near Dar-el-Glaoui.

Sidi Abdellah El Ghazouani Also called: Moul El Ksour Origin: Originally from the Gazouane tribe. Education: After continuing his studies in Fez and then in Granada, he moved to Marrakech to complete his training with Sidi Abdelaziz Tabaa. Special signs: Sultan Sidi Mohamed Cheikh incarcerated him in Marrakech, jealous of his good reputation with the people. He was released a few years later. Died in: 1528 (934 AH) Buried: not far from the Mouassine Mosque.

Imam Souheili Also called: Abou el kassim, Abou zaid Abderrahmane ibn al Khatib Abou Amer ben Abi al Hassan Asbagh ben Houssine ben Saadoun ben Redouane ben Fattouh Souhaili. Origin: Originally from Souhail, near Malaga. Education: Was brought back from Spain by Yacoub El Mansour. Special Signs: He is known for his Sufi poetry and open-mindedness. Dead in: 1186 (582 AH) Buried: near Bab Robb.

Cadi Ayyad Ben Moussa Also called: Abou Al Fadl Ayyad ben Amer Ben Moussa Ben Ayyad Ben Mohamed Ben Abdellah Ben Moussa Ben Ayyad Al Yahsob OR "Cadi de Grenade". Origin: Yemeni, originally from Sebta. Education: Student of Abou Abdellah ben Issa, Imam Abou Abdellah ben Hamdine, Abou Al Hassan ben Siradj and Imam Abou Al walid Ibn Rochd. Particular Sign: He is the most famous of the school in the Muslim West: his love for the Prophet expressed in his work "Al-Chifaa" Died in: 1149 (544 Hegira) Buried: near Bab Aïlen.

Origin: Yemeni, from Marrakech. Education: He was the brilliant student of Sheikh Abou Asfour. Particular sign: Affected by leprosy, he kept until his death an immense faith in God. Died in: 1196 (593 AH). Buried at: Bab Ghmat.