The Zawiya Thaalibia () or the Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Zawiya () is a zawiya in the

Casbah of Algiers The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah (Arabic: القصبة, Al-qaṣabah, meaning "citadel"), corresponds to the old town or Medina quarter, medina of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is a historic district that has been l ...

in the commune of

Casbah A kasbah (, also ; , , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasbah, qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term in Spanish (), which is derived from the same ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. The name "Thaalibia" relates to

Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Abdul-Rahman al-Tha'alibi () (1384 CE/785 Hijri year, AH – 15 March 1479 CE/875 Hijri year, AH) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Imam and Sufism, Sufi wali. Born near the town of Issers, Isser (86 km south east of Algiers), he was raised ...

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Sidi Abderrahman ''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the first person possessiv ...

established in the

this zawiya in 1460 CE, according to the

Qadiriya The Qadiriyya () or the Qadiri order () is a Sunni Sufi order (''Tariqa'') founded by Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077–1166, also transliterated ''Jilani''), who was a Hanbali scholar from Gilan, Iran. The order, with its many sub-orders, is widespre ...

tariqa A ''tariqa'' () is a religious order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking , which translates as "ultimate truth". A tariqa has a (guide) who plays the ...

, in order to recommend the

murid In Sufism, a (Arabic ) is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Pers ...

s and the

salik A sālik is a follower of Sufism, from the verb ''salaka'' which means to travel or follow, related to ''sulūk'' "pathway". ''Sulūk'' here specifically refers to a spiritual path, i.e. the combination of the two "paths" that can be followed ...

s. When he died during the year 1471 CE, corresponding to the year 875 AH, he was buried in a room inside his corner. A mausoleum of his own was built immediately after his death to protect his grave from any damage resulting from the influx of visitors, the blessed and the supplicants.

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The structure of this institution is divided into compartments: *''Zawiya Thaalibia''. *. *

Thaalibia Cemetery Thaalibia Cemetery () or Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Cemetery () is a cemetery in the Casbah of Algiers in the communes of Algeria, commune of the Casbah of Algiers. The name "Thaalibia" is related to Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi. History This Isl ...

. * Thaalibi Mausoleum.

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Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane Et-Thaalibi The Zawiya Thaalibia () or the Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Zawiya () is a Zawiya (institution), zawiya in the Casbah of Algiers in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Casbah in Algeria. The name "Thaalibia" relates ...

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