Bibliograph

Emir Abd el-Kader, hero and saint of Islam

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Label

Emir Abd el-Kader, hero and saint of Islam

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Emir Abd el-Kader

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

The perennial philosophy series

Sub title

hero and saint of Islam

Summary

This extraordinary biography of the Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader (1807/8-1883), shows his dazzling spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities. The New York Times called the Emir "one of the few great men of the century," while Abraham Lincoln and Pope Pius IX both commended the Emir for rescuing 15,000 Christians while in exile in Damascus. In 1846, the town of Elkader, Iowa was named in his honor

Target audience

adult

Classification