Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani

{{Short description|Building in Casablanca, Morocco}}

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The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani ({{Langx|ar|ضريح السيد علال القيرواني}}) is a darīh, zawiya, and ribat dedicated to Allal al-Qairawani in Casablanca, Morocco.{{Cite book|first=André|last=Adam|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/479295174|title=Histoire de Casablanca '(des origines à 1914) '.|date=1969|publisher=Ophrys|oclc=479295174}}{{Cite book|first=Jean-Louis|last=Cohen|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1172661373|title=Casablanca : colonial myths and architectural ventures|date=2002|publisher=Monacelli Press|isbn=1-58093-087-5|oclc=1172661373}}{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=سيدي علال القيرواني … راعي الصيادين - جريدة الصباح|url=https://assabah.ma/466332.html|access-date=2021-03-16|website=assabah.ma|language=ar}}

The mausoleum became a destination for fishermen.{{Cite web|title="أولياءالله" في مدينة الدار البيضاء لكل اختصاصه الطبي|url=http://www.casa24.ma/enquetes/8898.html|access-date=2021-03-16|website=كازا 24|language=ar}}

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).{{Cite book|first=André|last=Adam|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/479295174|title=Histoire de Casablanca '(des origines à 1914) '.|date=1969|publisher=Ophrys|pages=67|oclc=479295174}} 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.

The Mausoleum of Allal al-Qairawani was renovated in 2016, after which King Muhammad VI made a visit.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-27|title=الاهتمام المغربي بالتراث اليهودي يعزز قيم التعايش بين الديانات السماوية|url=https://www.hespress.com/الاهتمام-المغربي-بالتراث-اليهودي-يعز-756581.html|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية|language=ar}}

Architecture

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

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