زاوية الهامل ودورها في حفظ التراث الجزائري

Abstract EN

This Zawiya is located in the village of Hamel near to Boussaâda.

It was founded in the nineteenth century, despite being newly founded, she knew scientifical significant activities, and some historians considered the largest scientific organization in Algeria in the nineteenth century, it was founded bay Sheikh Mohamed Ben Belkacem, an influential religious figure, who died in 1897.

The Zawiya had an effective contribution in preserving the Islamic heritage, the dissemination of education, and the preservation of national identity, despite of existing in hard period of the Algerian history, where France has sought to eliminate the national identity with all his strength and sought to spread illiteracy and ignorance.

Several religious leaders marched in that institution as the Cheikh Bachir El Ibrahimi, Sheikh Snoussi, etc.

Zawiya which has an extensive rich library of 1098 manuscripts, some dating back more than seven centuries, exempted from many disciplines including learning the Qur'an, Fiqh, astrology, philosophy.