Worshippers celebrate Mawlid Abul Hassan Al-Shazli

Nearly half a million worshippers celebrate Mawlid Abul Hassan Al-Shazli at the Humaithara Valley that lies 140 kilometres southwest of Marsa Alam on the Red Sea. The Mawlid, or birth, of Sufi Sheikh Abul Hassan Al-Shazli, is celebrated by Sufi devotees who consider the Humaithara Mountain to be a “shrine”. Website: www.dailynewsegypt.com Facebook:   / dailynewsegypt   Twitter:   / dailynewsegypt   Instagram:   / dailynewsegypt