Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa (saint)

[1] Young, he moved to Marrakesh to study Islam before extensively travelling in the east for a long period of time.

[3] He founded the Tazerwalt dynasty, and he established an Islamic zawiya, attracting hundreds of followers to his religious mystical teachings.

Following his death in 1563, his grave became a pilgrimage site, and his offspring inherited much of the wealth and status he had acquired as a spiritual leader.

[4] After his death in 1563, a mausoleum was built in the zawiya and remains as a pilgrimage site in the village of Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa, which shares his name.

[5] Since the early 20th century, his name has been associated with groups of acrobatic entertainers called Oulad Sidi Ahmed ou Moussa,[6] and the yearly pilgrimage (or moussem).