Zawiya of Sidi Taoudi Ben Souda

Minaret and street entrance of the zawiya

The Zawiya of Sidi Taoudi Ben Souda (also spelled Zawiya of Sidi Tawdi ibn Suda) is a zawiya (religious complex) and mosque in Fes el-Bali, the old medina of Fes, Morocco. It is named after Muḥammad al-Tāwdī Ibn al-Ṭālib Ibn Sūda al-Murrī (died 1795), an 18th-century Sufi sheikh who is considered by some to be one of the foremost intellectuals and Muslim scholars of Morocco's history.[1]: 420 [2]

The zawiya is located off Zqaq Bghal street in the Souk Ben Safi neighbourhood.[3] It consists mainly of a mosque, which includes a prayer hall with an inner courtyard (sahn), an ablutions house, and a minaret. The tomb of Sidi Taoudi Ben Souda is located along the qibla wall (southeastern wall), marked by a wooden cenotaph.[3] The mosque's mihrab is decorated with carved and painted stucco and is flanked on one side by two Arabic inscriptions on zellij tiles.[3] The minaret's main shaft is 20.3 meters tall, while its secondary shaft or lantern is 4.3 meters tall.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fès et sainteté, de la fondation à l'avènement du Protectorat (808-1912): Hagiographie, tradition spirituelle et héritage prophétique dans la ville de Mawlāy Idrīs. Rabat: Centre Jacques-Berque. 2014. ISBN 9791092046175.
  2. ^ Skali, Faouzi (2007). Saints et sanctuaires de Fés. Marsam. p. 149. ISBN 9789954210864.
  3. ^ a b c d Maslow, Boris (1937). Les mosquées de Fès et du nord du Maroc. Paris: Éditions d'art et d'histoire. pp. 143–146.

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