Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Zaid as-Slawi

Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Zaid as-Slawi (Arabic: أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي‎) was the pasha, or qaid, of Casablanca, Morocco and the representative of the Makhzen in the city at the time of the French bombardment and invasion of the city August 5-7, 1907.[1][2]

As-Sayid

Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Zaid as-Slawi
أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي

Biography

He was originally from Salé, Morocco. He was captured and detained aboard a French ship.[3] French authorities transferred him to Algiers, which was under French control at the time.[4] Muhammad Torres negotiated with the French authorities for his release.[4]

He returned to Salé and lived as a Sufi mystic at a shrine there until his death. He was interred in Salé.

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References
  1. "مجزرة 1907.. هكذا دمرت البحرية الفرنسية البيضاء عن آخرها". مغرس. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. Adam, André (1968). Histoire de Casablanca: des origines à 1914. Aix-en-Provence: Ophrys.
  3. Postale, Le Monde IllustréCarte (1908-01-01), العربية: قائد الدار البيضاء الباشا أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي (يمين) محتجز على متن السفينة الحربية الفرنسية التي قصفت الدار البيضاء 5-7 أغسطس 1907, retrieved 2020-05-21
  4. فيلالي، عبد (2006). التاريخ السياسي للمغرب العربي الكبير (in Arabic). ع.ك. الفيلالي،. Archived from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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