[7] Sidi Abd al-Aziz at-Tabbaa' was the most important disciple of the Sufi master al-Jazuli, who died in 1465 and whose mausoleum is also found in Marrakesh (after his body was moved there by the Saadians in 1523-24).
[5][8] At-Tabba', a native of Marrakesh, gained his reputation while teaching at the al-'Attarine Madrasa in Fes and came to be seen as al-Jazuli's spiritual successor.
[5] The zawiya complex presents a mix of Saadian and later Alaouite architecture.
[3]: 274 According to historian Gaston Deverdun, the current building dates largely from the time of Moulay Muhammad ibn Abdallah (governor of Marrakesh after 1746 and sultan from 1757-1790), who is responsible for building and restoring many monuments in the city.
[5]: 509 This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Morocco is a stub.