“Abd-El-Kader (1808-1883)” - Marco M.

Abd-El-Kader (1808-1883)

It is important to look back to the past and recognize the great pearls whose deeds have upheld the value of all humanity. Some men, even in modern times, have combined strength and endurance with the ability to exalt the spirit, allowing their choices and actions to speak for them.

Abd-El-Kader was a Sufi mystic and a fearless warrior. His deeds, in victory and in defeat, are an ethical song, a melody of intelligence and courage.

Although he fought against the Christians his whole life and experienced defeat and imprisonment at their hands, he did not hesitate to defend them from injustice, putting himself and his comrades at risk to protect them. During the war, despite the French being guilty of fierce crimes, he never lost his ethical compass, thus prioritizing “form”: how is more important than the outcome.

His teaching encourages us to do everything possible to win, but without ever exceeding the limit of what is right. He urges everyone to see enemies as human beings similar to himself, without this weakening him.

In an era marked by ethical decay, Abd-El-Kader remains a beacon for those who still care about the fate of Human Beings.

m.m.