8vo. 84 pp., 1 illustration, 1 folding map at rear, publisher’s original wrappers, small library stamp on front cover, browning to cover and paper, occasional foxing, otherwise copy in good condition, Publication de la Societe de Geographie, Paris, 1886.

Synopsis

Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi in full Sidi Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Sanusi al-Mujahiri al-Ḥasani al-Idrisi, (1787–1859) was an Arab Muslim theologian and leader who founded the Senussi mystical order in 1837. His militant mystical movement proved very significant and helped Libya to win its freedom from Italy on 10 February 1947. Omar Mukhtar was one of the most significant leader of the Senussi military campaign launched by Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi. Al-Sanūsī’s grandson Idris I ruled as king of Libya from 1951 to 1969.