Zawiya of Sidi Sahib

[4] According to tradition, Abu Zama'a al-Balawi (also known as Sidi Sahib), the barber and a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, was buried here in 654 after dying in battle.

[3][2] Hammuda Pasha (d.1666), the Bey of Tunis and a member of the Muradid dynasty, began a major restoration and expansion of the mausoleum in 1629.

[3] Another Muradid bey, Muhammad ibn Murad (r. 1675–1696), sponsored the renovation of the mausoleum's dome between 1681 and 1685[1] and the addition of a minaret and a madrasa between 1690 and 1695.

These tiles, produced in the eponymous district of Tunis, are painted with vases, plants, and arches in predominantly blue, green, and ochre-like yellow colours.

[4] The upper walls are typically decorated with carved stucco employing geometric motifs and stylized trees.

[4] On the left of this gate is the warehouse, which was used to house the zawiya's possessions and supplies, provided for by its habus (waqf) endowment.

[4] From the gate in the outer courtyard, the mausoleum is reached via a bent entrance leading to a corridor that is open to the sky in the middle and flanked by covered porticos on either side.