Biography of Abdul Qadir al-Jazaeri

Prince Abdul Qadir son of Mohyiddin known as Abdul Qadir al-Jazaeri was born in the village of Qaytina near the city of Mascara in western Algeria on Tuesday, September 6, 1808, corresponding to 15 Rajab 1223 AH. He is a political and military leader, known for fighting the French occupation of Algeria. He led a popular resistance for fifteen years during the early stages of France's invasion of Algeria. He is considered the founder of the modern Algerian state and a symbol of the Algerian resistance against French colonization and oppression. He was exiled to Damascus, where he devoted himself to Sufism, philosophy, writing, and poetry, and died there on May 26, 1883.