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“Behold Verily on the Friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they
Grieve” Holy-Quran 10-62.
*Subject: Muslim Saints of Algeria & the Maghrib
*2.SIDI ABDERRAHMANE ATHAALIBI
After making a brief report in our first posting regarding Sidi Ahmed Benyoucef
Al Melyani, in our second posting we are to talk about the Patron Saint of
Algiers: Sidi Abderahmane or Abdu Rahman Athaalibi, this wise Erudite and
Exegesis Scholar belongs to the Ahl Al Bait Honourable Lineage going up to
Sayidina Jaafar Ibn Abi Taleb (R.A).
It is noteworthy to recall that Jaafar Ibn Abi Taleb (Imam Ali’s Brother) or “Dul-
Janahayeen” (the one with two wings) because in the battle of Mu’uta both his
arms were cut off, but he did not allow the flag of Islam o fall to the ground.
One day the Beloved Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) said:
“I dreamt last night that Jaafar bin Abi Talib (RA) was among a group of
angels, and he had two wings on either side of his body, the front part of the
wings had some blood on them, with the help of his wings he flew wherever he
wished in Paradise in the company of the angels.”
From Turkey , Sidi Abderrahmane went to perform the Hajj to Makkah , after
accomplishing this Islamic pillar , he returned back to his native Algeria after a
20 year absence spent in all directional knowledge seeking , furthermore Sidi
Abderrahmane and after settling in Algiers went to teach in Masjid Al Kabir (the
Great Mosque) as a matter of fact , the acquired deep knowledge was duly
given to the younger Generations at that time, until his passing away a certain
Friday the 23rd of Ramadhan 875AH – the 15th of March 1479 after dedicating
a 95 year service to Islam and the Muslims.
He was buried near the quarter of “Bab El Oued” in the heart of Algiers next
to his Sheikh Sidi Abi Djamaa Al Maknassi, the legacy of Sidi Abderrahmane is a
full fledged heritage that speaks for itself more than 100 books totally compiled
by him, mostly important is “The Jawahir Al hissane fi Tafsir Al Quran” (the fine
pearls in the exegesis of the Quran), a jewelled combination of rhetoric Arabic
and a highly inspired version of the Quran’s exegesis.
Moreover, Sidi Abderrahmane had one of his daughter married to the Great
Scholar and Mujahid Sidi Abdulkarim Al Maghilli of Touat (Southern Algeria) as
both were linked by the brotherhood of Islam and having the same message of
that time: spreading and calling to Islam within their different places.
Surely, Sidi Abderrahmane Athaalibi‘s work and devotion is a
paramount constitution of those same ideals meant for the
service to God and to humanity in the path of truth ,
endowed with such Divine grace (Baraka) , the Great Erudite
and Sufi (he was very influenced by Abou Hamed Al
Ghazali) had certainly played a great role in the Algerian
society at that time and vigorously shaped North Africa for
centuries and that’s why he is still living in the memory of
many people and loyal disciples.
MOHAMED BOKRETA
FREELANCE WRITER &
CULTURAL TOURISM CONSULTANT
mohbokreta@yahoo.com