Cheikh Bendjelloul Mosque
The Cheikh Bendjelloul Mosque is named after Cheikh Mohamed Salah Bendjelloul — a prominent Algerian religious and political figure whose legacy connects Blida to the broader national religious reform movement.
1 January 2025
Overview
Cheikh Bendjelloul Mosque is named after Cheikh Mohamed Salah Bendjelloul (1898–1969), a significant figure in Algerian religious and political history. Bendjelloul was a religious scholar and politician who played a role in the Algerian national movement and the interwar period of Muslim political organisation under French colonial rule.
Cheikh Bendjelloul: Brief Biography
Mohamed Salah Bendjelloul was born in eastern Algeria and became a prominent figure in the Federation of Elected Muslims (Fédération des Élus Musulmans), a political movement that sought civil equality for Algerian Muslims within the French system — a reformist approach distinct from the FLN's independence path. He later aligned more closely with nationalist positions. His memory is honoured through mosques like this one across Algeria.
Connections
- The tradition of naming mosques after scholars and figures: [[culture/religion/mosque-ibn-saadoun|Mosque of Ibn Saadoun]]
- The national movement context: [[culture/people/Mudjahid/|Moudjahideen of Blida]]
- Martyrs and resistance figures: [[archives/history/ouled-yaich-massacre|Algerian War period]]