thesis

L'action réformiste de l'Association des oulémas musulmans algériens (1920-1940)

Defense date:

Jan. 1, 1992

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Institution:

Montpellier 3

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History

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Abstract EN:

The algerian "oulemas" association ( a. O. M. A. ) is an organisation of a religious and cultural charactor founded in may, 1931 by the initiative pf a group of religious people (shcikhs), joined together around sheikh ben badis from constantine who, thanks to his magasine ( echihab), has succecded in putting together educated algeriana in arabic to support his project of islah inspired by the reforming ideas of "mohamed abdou". The algerian muslim "oulemas" association proposed to fight social problems such as alcoolism and gambling. Its aim was also to improve the intellectuel and moral situation ofalgerians muslims by teaching them arabic and improve their education and fight the assimilation policy, wich brought about the colonial administration in a confrontation with association. This fact has ended up in engaging the association into politics.

Abstract FR:

M'association des oulemas musulmans algeriens est une organisation a caractere religieux et culturel fondee en mai 1931, sur l'initiative d'une equipe de savants religieux soudee autour de cheikh contantinois abdelhamid ben badis, qui grace a sa revue echihab a pu rassembler autour de son projet d'islah les lettres de l'algerie de langue arabe acquis a l'ideal reformiste de mohamed abdou. L'association des oulemas musulmans algeriens se proposait de combattre les fleaux sociaux, l'alcoolisme, les jeux du hasard etc. . . Sa mission principale consistait a relever la situation intellectuelle et morale des algeriens musulmans, par l'enseignement de la langue arabe, par l'education religieuse et par le conbat mene contre toute forme assimilationniste qui tendait a detruire l'identite. Nationale algerienne. L'histoire contemporaine de l'algerie retiendra la contribution de l'association des oulemas dans la formation de l'ideologic nationale algerienne, en affirmant haut et fort que l'algerie a sa propre patrie, sa propre langue et sa propre religion.