The eastern side of the zawiya, seen from the street; the pyramidal green roof denotes the mausoleum.
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][4] Along with al-Jazuli and five others, he also came to be considered one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh (a religious institution officially established by Sultan Moulay Ismai'l), and was considered the patron saint of the city's tanners in particular.[5] Among these Seven Saints was also Sidi Abdallah al-Ghaswani who himself was a disciple and successor of Sidi Abdelaziz and was later buried in another zawiya further south.[5]
Interior of the zawiya's mosque or prayer hall, looking towards the mihrab
The zawiya complex presents a mix of Saadian and later Alaouite architecture.[1][2] The mausoleum first took shape under the Saadians in the early 16th century.[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
^ ab"mosquée Sidi Abdelaziz". Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Culturel du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
^ abcWilbaux, Quentin (2001). La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN2747523888.
