Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch

علي بن حمدوش (Known as "Ben Hamdouch")

Sufi Saint, Spiritual Master, Founder of the Hamadsha Order

Born c. 1690

Zerhoun, Morocco

Passed Away c. 1760 Meknes Region, Morocco

Lifespan ~70 years old

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"The soul finds healing when it surrenders its burdens to the divine rhythm."

Archival Overview

18th-century Moroccan Sufi mystic and ascetic who founded the Hamadsha spiritual fraternity, famous for its therapeutic rituals and sacred trance music.

Biographical Record

Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch was a respected scholar educated in Fez who retired to the slopes of Mount Zerhoun near Meknes to establish his zawiya. He welcomed disciples of all backgrounds, emphasizing remembrance of God (dhikr) and musical contemplation.

His brotherhood, the Hamadsha, played a profound role in popular social integration across Moroccan history, and its distinctive polyrhythmic music and oboe (ghaita) melodies influenced ethnomusicology worldwide.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Mausoleum of Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch
Meknes, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0200, -5.5200                    

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