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Sidi El Houari سيدي الهواري | |
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 Mausoleum of Sidi El Houari in Oran | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mohamed ben Omar el-Houari 1350 (1350) |
| Died | 12 September 1439(1439-09-12) (aged 88–89) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Tariqa | Shadhili |
| Creed | Ash'ari |
| Muslim leader | |
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Sidi El Houari (1350 – 12 September 1439) was an Algerianimam whose real name wasBen-Amar El Houari. He is the patron saint of the city ofOran in Algeria. The old quarter of Sidi El Houari in Oran is named after him.
Sidi El Houari was born in 1350 in the village ofSour, 20 kilometres east ofMostaganem and nearAin Tedles, then underMarinid rule.[citation needed]
Out ofTlemcen,Fes,Tunis,Mecca,Jerusalem,Damascus and many other cities which he visited, he chose to settle in Oran and honour its inhabitants. He was well received by Oranians, and although he was buried far away from the city, visiting of hismausoleum, which shelters his supposed tomb, resembles an irremovable daily pilgrimage.[citation needed]
At the age of ten years, he had already memorized the wholeQur'an by heart and had acquired the title ofHafiz, educated in the doctrine ofSufism.[citation needed]
He went to Kel Mitou in the meadows ofChlef to visit a Saint and acquire his favour. Then he came to Oran seeking to studyIslamic theology at thezawiya or "assembly" of Derkaouia Mahajia led by Sidi Maymun Mahaji and Ayoub, known for its traditions in the field of religious studies. He studied inBéjaïa and thenFes, where he taught before travelling toEgypt.[citation needed]
He went toMecca for theHajj (pilgrimage). Once he returned he finally settled in Oran where he opened amadrasah. Among the known adherents and companions of the imam Sidi El Houari El Maghraoui were Sidi Ibrahim Tazi and Sidi Said (marabout of Hassi El Ghella).[citation needed]
Sidi El Houari died on September 12, 1439. He is buried inAghlad nearTimimoun.[citation needed]
