Pledge

Pledge of allegiance ceremony began in the Valley of Farbouha under the Tree of Al-Dardar which is a great tree where people used gather under it for discussion. In 28 November 1832 people pledged their allegiances to Abdelkader who was at the age of 24 then his father called him Emir (Prince) which then followed by his relatives, tribal leaders and then the rest of the people.

Above Image (people pledged their allegiance to Emir Abdelkader)

After when the people pledged their allegiance to Emir Abdelkader which he went to the Mascara Masjid and spoke to a huge crowd of people, urging them to discipline, commitment, Jihad and work then after when the Emir finished his speech he sent messages to the rest of the tribes that did not attended the ceremony to inform them about the pledge, the people then chose Abdelkader as their leader that will lead them to build a new state and to fight the French invaders.

Above Image (Tree of Al-Dardar)