Suez
Sidi al-Gharib is remembered in Suez as a commander from the Maghreb who led men out to defend the pilgrim road and fell here in battle around 320 AH. The…
Sidi al-Gharib is remembered in Suez as a commander from the Maghreb who led men out to defend the pilgrim road and fell here in battle around 320 AH. The people of the town called him Abdullah al-Gharib, the stranger, and the district and the mosque are named after him. His mosque is the oldest and best-known in Suez, and his tomb is inside it alongside those of companions who fell with him. Before fresh water reached Suez, its well served pilgrims and townspeople, and his mawlid is still held each year.