The Zaouia (shrine complex) of Sidi Ahmed Tijani houses the tomb of the founder of the Tijaniyya, one of the most important Sufi orders in the world. Ahmed Tijani settled in Fez in 1798 after a vision in which he said the Prophet Mohammed appeared to him directly, and spent the rest of his life here. He died in 1815.
The zaouia is located in the heart of Fes el-Bali, identifiable by the stream of pilgrims, particularly West Africans in elaborate robes. Non-Muslims are not permitted inside, but the surrounding alley is busy with traders selling religious texts, rosaries, and incense. The contrast with the souvenir stalls elsewhere in the medina is striking — this is a living religious site, not a tourist attraction.