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The Zawiya Thaalibia () or the Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Zawiya () is a zawiya in the commune of the
Issers Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents. Isser is located on the ...
in
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 ...
.


Missions

The zawiya of Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alabi in the
Issers Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents. Isser is located on the ...
is considered a prominent religious teacher in memorizing and indoctrinating the
Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
and its basic rulings for young people and providing the various mosques of Boumerdes Province during the month of
Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
every year with a preservation that leads to
Tarawih Tarawih (), also spelled Taraweeh, refers to special Sunnah prayers performed exclusively during the Islamic month of Ramadan. The prayers involve the recitation of long portions of the Quran, consist of any number of even rak'a (cycles of p ...
prayers by reciting the Quran with the
Warsh recitation The Warsh recitation or riwāyat Warsh ʿan Nāfiʿ' () is a qiraʿah of the Quran in Islam. It is, alongside the tradition which represents the recitation tradition of Kufa, one of the two main oral transmissions of the Quran in the Muslim ...
. This zawiya, which opened its doors in 1994, has an important place in its fields of formation, as it has annually graduated about 70 male and female Hafiz of the Quran with its rulings and the
Hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...
that he depends on in framing the various mosques of the province. It is a place to study and teach the Quran, as well as providing aid to the needy and those about to get married and organizing circumcision ceremonies. It is one of the
Zawiyas in Algeria The Zawiyas in Algeria are religious buildings located in Algeria honoring the memory of patron saints and dedicated to Quranic and religious education. They are associated with Sufism, with each affiliated to a tariqa (torouq) brotherhood un ...
that plays an important role in social life in the
Issers Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents. Isser is located on the ...
region, and it is considered a modernized corner, as it is based on the traditional and modern way of teaching the Qur'an and Sunnah as well. And that the learner intends to write the verses by himself using the traditional ink, which is a special ink that the learner makes from sheep's wool, where he melts it on fire until it becomes black, then mixes it with water, and the characteristic of this ink is that it does not disappear from the written tablet except by rubbing it with clay and water.


Headquarters

In the year 2000, the zawiya benefited from a new headquarters that befits its position as a scientific edifice and attracts the attention of various visitors to the city of
Issers Isser, formerly spelled Issers (, ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,990. As of the latest census it has 32,580 residents. Isser is located on the ...
due to its enormity and its good location in the city center adjacent to the Grand Mosque.


Students

There are about 160
talibe A talibé (also spelled ''talibe'', plural ''talibés''; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This ...
s (students) who are currently studying at this zawiya coming from different regions of the Algeria. The affiliates of this open corner for male and female students between the ages of 8 and 25 years benefit from the internal and external system. There are 12 groups of Qur'an students in Al-Zawiya, and each group includes 80 students who come from different regions of the country, whose ages range from 8 to 25 years. Each student must preserve the sixty parties for a period of up to two years or more, and since 2001, 263 students have graduated, and some of them joined the Islamic institutes in Hijaz, Syria, Mauritania and Yemen to complete the study of Sharia, or to practice the imamate, and some of them lead worshipers in mosques here In the homeland. Among the students of the zawiya are those who lead the worshipers in the Tarawih prayer, and this is the true test of the lessons of recitation, intonation and memorization of the Qur'an. This is done in the provinces of Tizi Ouzou, Bouira, Boumerdès and Algiers. The student's day begins at the zawiya after the
Fajr prayer The fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as fadjr prayer, and also known as the subh prayer, is a salah (ritual prayer) offered in the early morning. Consisting of two rak'a ("bows"), it is performed between the break of dawn and sunrise. ...
, which is the period of memorization of the panels, where each student memorizes the painting he wrote and recites the verses or provides them, depending on the techniques and judgments he learned.


Means

The zawiya obtained by this educational edifice from the state Algerian budget, as well as with the aid of the benefactors, has allowed the modernization of the various wings that this edifice includes, re-equipping them with the latest educational means, such as electronic media, and improving the various daily services it provides to male and female students.


Diplomas

Talibe A talibé (also spelled ''talibe'', plural ''talibés''; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This ...
s are integrated after obtaining an
Idjaza An ''ijazah'' (, "permission", "authorization", "license"; plural: ''ijazahs'' or ''ijazat'') is a license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, which is issued by someone already possessing such authority. It is particul ...
(certificate of proof of level) according to the specializations followed in the religious affairs sector, such as Imams of mosques, teachers of the Noble Quran, and
Murshid ''Murshid'' () is Arabic for "guide" or "teacher", derived from the root ''r-sh-d'', with the basic meaning of having integrity, being sensible, mature. Particularly in Sufism it refers to a Spiritual director, spiritual guide. The term is freque ...
ates, while other students continue to study by correspondence to prove the level.


Celebrations

The most important annual activities that the zawiya administration ensures to establish regularly and at a fixed date annually on the occasion of commemorating the
Mawlid The Mawlid () is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. A day central to the traditions of some Sunnis, Mawlid is al ...
, on the academic and scientific day around
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 ...
, during which graduates from zawiya are honored and graduation certificates distributed to them. This is because the zawiya is a place to establish the remembrance and memorize the Quran, and it is similar to a boarding school for teaching the Book of Allah.


See also

* Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments *
Algerian Islamic reference The Algerian Islamic reference is the fundamentalist and legal framework for the practice of the religion of Islam in Algeria within Sunnism under the tutelage of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments. Reference elements Sunnism A ...
*
Zawiyas in Algeria The Zawiyas in Algeria are religious buildings located in Algeria honoring the memory of patron saints and dedicated to Quranic and religious education. They are associated with Sufism, with each affiliated to a tariqa (torouq) brotherhood un ...


References

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