Cheikh Benyahia al-Boussaadi
Source: Zawiya of El Hamel Historical Registers
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Cheikh Benyahia al-Boussaadi 🇩🇿

الشيخ بن يحيى البوسعادي (Known as "Benyahia")
Sufi Scholar, Reformer of the Rahmaniyya Zawiya, Spiritual Educator
Born 1815 🇩🇿 Bou Saâda, Algeria
Passed Away 1886 El Hamel / Bou Saâda, Algeria
Lifespan 71 years old
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Distinguished 19th-century theologian and co-founder of the great Zawiya of El Hamel alongside Cheikh Mohamed Ben Belkacem, educating over a thousand students annually.

Biographical Record

Cheikh Benyahia al-Boussaadi was a renowned educator, jurist, and mystic from the oasis city of Bou Saâda. Partnering with Cheikh Mohamed Ben Belkacem, he played an essential role in establishing the prestigious Zawiya of El Hamel in 1862, turning a small mountain village into the foremost intellectual sanctuary of southern Algeria.

Benyahia taught jurisprudence, Arabic philology, and spiritual ethics, personally instructing both male and female scholars—including Lalla Zaynab. His educational curriculum preserved Algerian Arabic and Islamic heritage in the face of colonial cultural assimilation.

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Final Resting Place

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Zawiya of El Hamel Cemetery
El Hamel (M'Sila), Algeria
GPS: 35.1500, 4.1667
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