Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani

Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani
صريح السيد علال القيرواني
The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani in 1915.
General information
Coordinates	33°36′12″N 7°37′11″W

The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani (Arabic: ضريح السيد علال القيرواني) is a darīh, zawiya, and ribat dedicated to Allal al-Qairawani in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2][3]

The mausoleum became a destination for fishermen.[3][4]

History

Legend tells that Allal al-Qairawani was a trader who came from Qairawan to Anfa (Casablanca) around 1350 during the reign of the Marinid Sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman and settled to do business along with his wife or daughter "Lalla Baida" (White Lady).[5] The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani is considered the oldest of the zawiyas of Casablanca, as those such as that of Sidi Belyout are much more recent.[5]

The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani was renovated in 2016, after which King Muhammad VI made a visit.[6]

Architecture

The mausoleum's architectural style is typical of traditional Moroccan architecture.

References

1. Adam, André (1969). Histoire de Casablanca '(des origines à 1914) '. Ophrys. OCLC 479295174.
2. Cohen, Jean-Louis (2002). Casablanca : colonial myths and architectural ventures. Monacelli Press. ISBN 1-58093-087-5. OCLC 1172661373.
3. "سيدي علال القيرواني … راعي الصيادين - جريدة الصباح". assabah.ma (in Arabic). 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
4. ""أولياءالله" في مدينة الدار البيضاء لكل اختصاصه الطبي". كازا 24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
5. Adam, André (1969). Histoire de Casablanca '(des origines à 1914) '. Ophrys. p. 67. OCLC 479295174.
6. "الاهتمام المغربي بالتراث اليهودي يعزز قيم التعايش بين الديانات السماوية". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-03-16.