Khrouti Belmekssoud Al Mahaji

The name Wahran, was given by Sidi Maakoud Al-Mahaji and Khrouti Belmekssoud Al Mahaji Anciens hunters of lions with Oran, both belong to fractions of Chorfas (brotherhood of Al-Mahadja). both cities by the Master of the Arab and Oranian song Sheik El Houari Blaoui in particular in the song Noujoum wahran (stars of Oran). The tomb of Khrouti Belmekssoud Al Mahaji was located at the site of the prison of oran.

the name Wahrân (in Arabic) drift of the singular word wahr Strong Cri of the lion (Howling) Wahrân is the pair of wahr.

There exists in front of the town hall of Oran two large statues representing two large male lions, from which name comes from Wahrân.
the legend says that at the time about the year 1900, there were still lions in the area, the last two driven out lions were on the solid mass of the Atlas close to Oran and who besides is called the mountain of the lions.

After Idrissides had built their kingdom in the Maghreb at the 8th century of our era. One of the descendants of Ahmed Ben Al Qasim Kannun, wire of Al Qasim kannun Ben Ibrahim, this one is the son of Mohammed Ben Idris, wire of Idrisss II (founder of the dynasty Idrisside 788-985). The birth of the first Moslem dynasty will have seen, of arabo-Berber origin, This descendant settled in Algeria and founded its arch at the village which is called me Cid (Koranic school) located close to the town of Sfisef (BEAUTIFUL ABBOTS). After years the village became extensive and part of its population migrated to the Zidoria village (close to MASCARA) and another part to the village Chorfa (El Gaada) ORAN.

TRIBES OF the AL-MAHADJA (the first Oranian suburbs located at south-east and S `spread out over a surface of 5000Ha.). The inhabitants of these villages and cities are all of the Descendants of Al Mahaja and the areas. of Oran - El Gaada - Wadi Tlelat - Zahana - Djenene Meskine - Cado - El Ksar - El Kerma - Es Sénia.

Example. Oran becomes beyond all, the economic capital of the Maghreb. The gold city thus will become, once more, an envied place.

the Chorfa village become a relay obliged for the caravans coming from the four corners of the Maghreb for the trade at the port of Oran and this village changed name for EL-GAADA which means Caravansérail literally.

Chorafa known as Al-Mahaja, resulting from El Gaada, located at 39 Kms of the south-east of Oran. Its ascent goes back to Idrissides.

the family is known then under the name of Al - Mahaja, like wants it the family tradition.

the History testifies that Idriss I, is the first downward one of Sidna Al Hassan wire of (Ali and Fatima) and who settles in Morocco fleeing the death and the injustice of the great central capacity of Baghdad (time of the Abbasids) .d' abord installed has volubilis then it founded Fès.
Idriss I, was very awaited by the Berber ones which accommodated it very well and the king of Berber yielded the throne to him and the hand of his/her Kenza daughter gave him. It controlled with justice and piety and unified Morocco…

Shurfa (descendants of the Prophet peace and hello on him) are venerated and liked by all the population, until the day of today the idrissites (downward of Idris I) live into major part in North of Morocco and the West of Algeria.

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