Mystical Route

Sîdî Bou-Gabrîne , located halfway between Sîdî c Alî c Azouz and Sîdî Medien , in the heart of Djebel , is a hotspot and the center of gravity of this route that crosses the sacred mountain of Zaghouan from north-east to south -Where is. It represents an essential passage for Sufis who visit the mountain. The starting point of this route was the zâwiya of Sîdî c Ali c Azouz the center of the medina Zaghouan . By following an ascension through the paths of the mountain, this curvilinear trajectory passed through several places that represent the saints' stays. The place was dedicated to followers and disciples. At the top of the mountain, several caves sheltering khelwas of saints, are arranged on both sides of the mystical route (37) . The oral survey reveals a list of saints who visited this mountain and performed a siyha (38)  in this sacred place.Nearby, to the east of Sidi Bou-Gabrîne , is the khelwa of Sidi Abdelkader al-Jalli . Closer still, the khelwa of Sidi Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili . And then the place called "  majma c al-khillan  " in the west. Further, there is also akhelwa dedicated to Sayyda al-Manoubiya . Not far from the sanctuary, still found Sidi c Ali c Azzouz , Sidi Abdessalem  and Abu al-Gaith al-Kachâch that marked the place by their presence. The route continues to reach the zdwiya of Sidi Medien located on the southwest side of the other side of the mountain. The zawiya here symbolizes not only a place of passage for pilgrims, but also a very important stage of this route. It plays, indeed, a propagating role of Sufism within a mountain environment.

Fig. 14 . A schematic representation of the mystical route taken by the Sufis who visit Jebel Zaghouan