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By: The Civilian Fatimah Seif AL Shamesy

Omar Al-Mukhtar ..

The Lion of the Desert and the Sheikh

of the Martyrs

Libyan Omar bin Mukhtar bin Omar al- His Jihad: Libyans from the people of the region
Manifi al-Hilali, was born on the twentieth The Mujahid Sheikh Omar Al-Mukhtar and all sections of the militia, army and
day of August 1858 AD. He is called “The highlighted the highest meanings of sacrifice aviation, in preparation for the start of
Lion of the Desert” and “Sheikh of the for the sake of Allah and the homeland, as the implementation of the punishment
Mujahideen for his great achievements in he was an example of heroism and valor. In against the honorable Sheikh, were called.
resisting the Italian enemy. He began to the year 1908 AD, he was explicitly invited The brave Sheikh appeared while being
resist and confront the Italian enemy in to participate in the resistance of the British handcuffed at nine in the morning
1911, coinciding with the arrival of the first forces fighting the Senussi forces within the The planes roamed the sky over the area in
Italian in the region. Resistance, jihad and scope of the Libyan-Egyptian borders, and conjunction with the arrival of Sheikh Omar
fighting continued for more than 20 years among the most important stations of his al-Mukhtar at a low altitude as a plan to
during which many battles were involved. fighting and jihad: prevent the people from hearing what Al-
It only ended with the martyrdom of Sheikh - Attracting more than 1,000 fighters from Mukhtar would say in case of saying any
Omar Al-Mukhtar, after his execution by his tribe to confront the Italian armies that word to the audience. He walked towards
hanging in front of the public crowd. As entered the Libyan territories on September the podium with all power of valor, pride and
he gained love, glorification and sympathy 29, 1911 AD. glory towards the gallows, they imposed
from a large group of individuals from his - Fighting begins with the Italians who have sentence on him and was martyred for the
homeland and the world from that moment reached the coastal lands of Benghazi over sake of Allah and the homeland.
until his martyrdom; he was 73 years old North Cyrenaica.
at that time. - Fighting valiantly in the Battle of the Sawy, The most famous and beautiful of
which took place in the year 1911 AD, and his sayings”
His early life: then the hit-and-run stages began. Be dear and never bend over, no matter
- The Mujahid Sheikh saw the light for the - Skirmishes between the battalion formed how necessary it is, you may not have the
first time on the 20th of August 1858 AD in by Sheikh Omar and the Italian forces in opportunity to raise your head again.
the village of Zanzur, located in Al-Jabal Al- 1912. Hesitation is the biggest obstacle to
Akhdar region in Cyrenaica, Libya. - The fighting and wars continued for over success
- The Lion of the Desert was well brought up 20 years. What does not kill you makes you stronger
.His father was keen on providing him with - Achieving great victories in many battles We will not give up .. Win or die
the best education in jurisprudence in Islam against the Italian army, including an
and the various types of sciences. important battle that lasted only 48 hours.
- A Senussi sheikh known as “Hussein - He caused many injuries and deaths in the
al-Ghariani” took charge of the issue of ranks of the Italian armies.
the upbringing of the Sheikh Al-Mukhtar - Achieving the great victory in the Battle of
after the death of his father on his way to Al-Raheeba which took place on March 28,
pilgrimage. 1927 AD.
- Omar Al-Mukhtar moved to the Jaghbub - A financial reward of 200,000 francs was
Oasis Institute, which was the Senussi allocated by the Italians to whoever trapped
mission in the northeastern parts of the Omar al-Mukhtar and handed him over to
Libyan territories and he continued to study the Italian forces.
interpretation, jurisprudence and hadith for
a period of time exceeding 8 years. The martyrdom of Omar Al-
- He was unique among the people of his Mukhtar:
generation that he was brilliant and he Italian forces managed to capture Sheikh
loved horse riding in the Libyan mountains Omar Al-Mukhtar in captivity on
and the deserts. September 11, 1931 AD, while
- He was professional and creative in he was exploring the area
practicing the arts of settle down the fights, around him. At five o’clock
disputes and intertribal fights as this on the fifteenth day of
contributed to making him able to confront September of that
the Italian forces bravely. year; The Italian forces
- He went to African Chad to reside in it and imposed a deeply unfair
inform the public about the Islamic religion. mock court against
- Helping in defending Chad from him. The gallows had been
the French occupation and then heading to prepared in advance before
the Sahara and East Africa to complete his trial for the matter of the
advocacy career. execution to be decided.
- Omar Al-Mukhtar “may Allah have mercy On the sixteenth of
upon him” established many mosques in September, “the morning
various parts of Africa and inform the public after the trial” more
about the principles of Islam. than twenty thousand
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