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This “Evening of Recognition” was an appropriate opportunity to honor the memory of the deceased, considered the “Dean of Moroccan literature” and celebrate his prolific intellectual career as well as his rich scientific contribution in different fields of knowledge.
Speaking on this occasion, the Historiographer of the Kingdom, Abdelhak El Mrini affirmed that the late Abbès Jirari, who died on February 20, was an illustrious Moroccan cultural figure, endowed with a true encyclopedic spirit, specifying that the testimonies saluting his works by thinkers and cultural figures are the most sincere expression of the richness of his contribution in the fields of Moroccan literature, academic research, Islamic studies and Moroccan popular arts.
The deceased contributed to the enrichment of the National Library with around 100 works in various fields of knowledge, taking into account his great intellectual and creative abilities, he added, stressing that the deceased accomplished a universal cultural mission, prolific and rich towards “his homeland, his students and all intellectuals”.
For his part, the president of the Ribat Al-Fath Association, Abdelkrim Bennani noted that the disappearance of Abbès Jirari is a great loss for Arab and Islamic culture, given his great contribution to the influence of the Arabic language, to the basis of his intellectual project.
The Acting Director of the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco (BNRM), Latifa Moftaqir, underlined that the deceased was an icon of Moroccan culture and literature, having enriched national publications with his research covering different areas of knowledge. .
For his part, the former Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Abdelaziz Ben Othman Touijri, highlighted, in a poem recited on the occasion, the qualities intellectual and human qualities of the deceased who had demonstrated regular participation in the various activities of the organization, ensuring that his memory will remain alive thanks to the rich heritage bequeathed.
The remarkable career of the late Abbès Jirari was widely highlighted by the various speakers who praised the contributions of this exceptional academic personality and emblematic figure of Moroccan literature and culture, illustrating himself as an eloquent and erudite speaker, Man of science, culture and knowledge.
Born on February 15, 1937 in Rabat, the late Abbès Jirari was considered the “Dean of Literature” in Morocco and one of the pioneers of culture and thought both in Morocco and in the Arab world. The deceased held several academic and scientific positions. He was notably a member of the Academy of the Kingdom, professor at the Faculties of Letters in Fez, Meknes and Rabat, professor at the Royal College, and Dean of the Faculty of Letters at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech.
He had also held the functions of Chargé de Mission in the Royal Cabinet, Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the Moroccan Embassy in Cairo in 1962, President of the Council of Ulemas of Rabat-Salé (1994) and Khatib of the Lalla Mosque Soukaina from Rabat in 1989.
The late Abbes Jirari was also a member of the Arabic Language Academies of Cairo and Damascus, a member of the Jordanian Academy for Research in Islamic Civilization, the League of Researchers of Arab Popular Heritage, the Center for Anthropological Research in the Middle East and of the Association of Moroccan Historians. He was also a member of the Council of Al Qarawiyine University, vice-president of the Ribat Al Fath Association and honorary President of the Association for Research in Muslim Western Literature.
The deceased was decorated with the Wissam Al Arch first class (Grand Officer). He also received the Arab Historian’s Decoration, the Kingdom Academy Medal as well as the Great Merit Prize and the Decoration of Merit (Egypt).
The late Abbès Jirari holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic Literature (Cairo University in 1961), a Master’s degree in Arabic Letters (1965) and a State Doctorate in Letters at the same university (1969). He is the author of several books and research works dealing in particular with questions of Arab heritage and Islamic thought.
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