Abdelhalim Bensmaia

Abdelhalim Bensmaia
Born1866
Algiers, French Algeria
Died1933
Algiers, French Algeria

Abdelhalim Bensmaia (1866-1933)[1] was a prominent Islamic scholar.[2] He was also a reformist, humanist and musician.[3]

Personal life

Bensmaia was born in Algiers into a family of Turkish origin.[1] His father, Ali Ben Abderrahmane Khodja, was the last mufti Malikite of Algiers.[1] His nephew, Omar Bensmaia, was a prominent visual artist and successful tobacco merchant.[2]

He taught in Madrasa Thaalibia since its inauguration in 17 october 1904.[4][5]

After his death in 1933, he was buried in the Thaalibia Cemetery of the Casbah of Algiers.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cheurfi, Achour (2001), La Classe Politique Algérienne (de 1900 à nos jours): Dictionnaire Biographique, University of Michigan, p. 96, ISBN 9961-64-292-9, BENSMANIA Abdelhalim (1866-1933) Né à Alger dans une famille d'origine turque, son père Ali Ben Abderrahmane Khodja, dernier muphti malékite d'Alger, attacha une grande importance à son éducation morale et religieuse..
  2. ^ a b Glasser, Jonathan (2016), The Lost Paradise: Andalusi Music in Urban North Africa, University of Chicago Press, p. 117, ISBN 978-0226327235
  3. ^ Tahri, Hamid (2013), Abdelhalim Bensmaïa: du savant... aux cours par correspondance, Djazairess
  4. ^ "Abdelhalim Bensmaïa : Une légende de rayonnement culturel à redécouvrir | el Watan". Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. ^ "Le penseur émerite et la médersa perdue | el Watan".[permanent dead link‍]