Sidi Ben Arous

Sidi
Ahmed ben Arous
سيدي أحمد بن عروس
Mausoleum of Sidi Ahmed ben Arous in Tunis, as pictured in September 2013
Personal
Born1376
Died21 October 1436
Tunis
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
TariqaTariqa Arousia
Other namesAbu Saraer
ابو الصرائر
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  • Omar ar-Rashidi al-Jazairi
    Abdelwahed Doukkali
    Abdessalam al-Asmar

Ahmed ben Arous, full name: Abu al-Abbas Ahmed Ben Abdallah ben Abu Bakr al-Houari, Tunisian Arabic: أحمد بن عروس; (c. 1376–21 October 1436) was a Tunisian Wali, religious leader and founder of the Arousia Tariqa.[1]

  1. ^ Al-Sakhawi. Al-Daw' al-lami` li ahli al-Qarni al-Tasi.