Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu (1878 – 25 May 1952) was an

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, writer, publisher, educator, and activist of the Albanian national cause. He is remembered as one of the best

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s in Albania.

Life

Dalliu was born in

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in 1878, in a middle class

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family, son of Mustafa Dalliu. He had two brothers, Hysni and Ali, both bearing titles '' hafiz'' and ''

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''. Ibrahim was an early childhood friend of Seremedin and Murat Toptani, with whom he kept close ties for the rest of hist life.Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu, patriot dhe atdhetar (in Albanian)
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. There he came in contact with the activists of the

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. He returned to Tirana where he started working as a teacher in 1901. At the same time he was a member of the local branch of the ''Bashkimi'' (Unity) Club, one of the many of that time throughout all Albanian populated areas. He participated in the Congress of Elbasan, during 2–9 September 1909, as part of the Tirana delegation. One of the Congress's main achievement was the establishment of the Normal School of Elbasan which would prepare teachers for supporting the spread of Albanian education. He was imprisoned by the Ottoman authorities during 1909-1911 due to his nationalist activity. On 26 November 1912, Dalliu was an active participant in the ceremony of raising the Albanian flag in Tirana, 2 days before the National Declaration of Independence. At the same time he drafted a letter-protest which was sent to the

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approaching from the north.
From April 25 to May 3, 1921, he took part in the Congress for National Unity in Vlora, together with Musa Maçi as representatives of the society "Lidhja Kombëtare" (National League),

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of Tirana's society "Vllaznia-Zgjimi" (Brotherhood - Awakening), and

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for the society "Bashkimi" (Union). During the

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period, Dalliu focused on teaching, writing, and translation. He is remembered in Albanian as one of the few high rank clerics who were devoted to the national cause as well as to religion. He taught for many years at the

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of Tirana and wrote many work and studies on

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. He also wrote

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, and published the newspaper ''Dajti'' (

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).
He was part of the

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in 1943.
- Republika e Shqipërisë KUVEND. Tiranë 2005 With the rise of the communists in power in 1944, he was arrested and imprisoned due to his engagement in politics and some sharp anti-communist poetry he had written. Dalliu died in jail on 25 May 1952, and was annihilated by the communist historiography.

Works

*''Grenxat e kuqe të Tiranës'' (Red wasps of Tirana), satirical poem, 1915. *''Texhvidi'' (Rules on reading the Quran), 1921. *''Ilmihali'' (Teachings on Islam). *''Besimet e muselmanëve, në vargje'' (Beliefs of the Muslims, in verses). *''Dhanti e Ramazanit'' (Gift of Ramadan), 1921. *''Dokrrat e hinit'' (Gibberish of ash), satirical poem, 1922. *''Ajka e kuptimeve të Kur'ani Qerimit'' (Top-meanings of Quran Karim'), partly published. *''Tefsiri i Kur-anit'' (The commentary of Quran), translation from Turkish language, Turkish of ''The commandment of God'' of Ömer Rıza Doğrul. *''Patriotizma në Tiranë'' (Patriotism in Tirana), 1930. *''E lemja dhe jeta e të madhit Muhamed'' (Birth and life of great Muhammad), poem of 6143 verses, 1934. *''Ç'është Islamizmi'' (What is Islamism), 1935. *''Udha Muhamedane (Tarikati Muhamedije)'' (Muhammadian road uhamadiyye_Tariqat.html" ;"title="Tariqat.html" ;"title="uhamadiyye Tariqat">uhamadiyye Tariqat">Tariqat.html" ;"title="uhamadiyye Tariqat">uhamadiyye Tariqat of Muhammed ibn Pīr 'Alī Bergivī ili Bergilī, translation, 1936. *''Libri i së falmes'' (Prayers book), 1937.

References

External links

Non-public school "Ibrahim Dalliu"
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