Kaddour El Alamy Explained

Sidi Kaddour El Alami also transliterated as Qaddur al-Alami (born 1742 in Meknes, died 1850) was a Moroccan poet best known for his songs. His full name was Abd al-Qadir ibn Mohammed ibn Ahmad ibn Abi-l-Qasim al-Idrisi al-Alami al-Hamdani and he was known under the name Sayyidi Qaddur al-Alami at-Talibi al-Abd as-Salami. He was a songwriter in the genre of the malhun and founded the sufi zawiyya Alamin in Meknes, an influential one for the malhun.[1] He grew up in Meknes.[2]

References

  1. Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 20, p.722
  2. M.T. Buret, "Sidi Qaddur El Alami", in: Hesperis, 1938 1e tri., pp. 85-90