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Si Kaddour Benghabrit ( in Arabic) or Abdelqader Ben Ghabrit,〔(/ document.php ? id = 152 Dictionary of Orientalists in French )〕 born in Sidi Bel Abbes in Algeria in 1868, and died in Paris in 1954, was an official and founder of the ''Muslim Institute'' of the Great Mosque of Paris.〔(Official site of the Great Mosque of Paris )〕 ==Biography== Si Kaddour Benghabrit came from a prominent Andalusian family of Tlemcen. After his secondary education at the Madrasa of Algiers (Thaalibiya) and the University of al-Karaouine of Fez〔(mosquee-de-paris.org )〕 He started his career in Algeria, in the field of judiciary. In 1892, he became assistant interpreter at the Legation of France to Tangier; he served as a liaison between North African officials and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1916, he was sent to Hijaz and to facilitate the Hajj and ensure the well-being of his fellow citizens during their time in the holy places of Islam. In 1917, Si Kaddour founded the Mahkma of Algiers (civil court or qadi), the Society of Habous and the Holy Places of Islam, in order to facilitate the pilgrimage to Mecca by Muslims from French North Africa. The Society acquired two hotels in Medina and Mecca for use by pilgrims. In 1920, the Society of Habous and Holy Places of Islam established the Algiers prefecture. It intended to apply for authorization to construct an Institute and a Mosque in Paris, to have a structure to symbolize the eternal friendship of France and Islam, and memorialize the sacrifice of the tens of thousands of Muslim soldiers who died fighting in support of France during the World War I, including at the Battle of Verdun. Initially sponsored by the king of Morocco, the Great Mosque of Paris was built in the 5th arrondissement, completed in 1926. The Muslim Institute of the Paris Mosque was opened in Paris to aid all Muslims living in or visiting the area. It provided services and spiritual direction but also aided people with direct welfare if needed, as well as supporting new immigrants and acclimating them to the city.〔(Official site of the Great Mosque of Paris )〕 A sophisticated man and frequenter of Parisian salons, Ben Ghabrit was dubbed "the most Parisian Muslim".〔(Biography Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit ) Official site of the Great Mosque of Paris〕 During World War II and after the fall of France, Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit worked to protect his people, both Muslims and Jews, arranging for forged papers for an estimated 100 Jews to certify them as Muslim.〔 He also arranged to have Jewish refugees hidden in the mosque at times of German roundups, and transported by the Resistance out of the country. In addition, during the war in France, many Muslims joined the French Resistance movement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Si Kaddour Benghabrit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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