TOMB OF BIN ALI AL ALAWI

Honored for having created the Koranic school of Mirbat, Bin Ali Al Alawi, descendant of a son-in-law of the Prophet, rests under a pair of limed cones since 1161. Next door, the large cemetery has kept beautiful marble plaques, reserved for wealthy families. Other tombs are more modest. They are topped by three stones, indicating the burial of a woman, two stones for a man, and one stone for a child. The deceased is buried with his head facing Mecca.