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In this context, we also recall the diligence of Abu al-Ala al-Mamun in caring for the two origins. He was a memorizer of Hadith, knowledgeable in the Quran, and a good reciter. Throughout his caliphate, he continued to recite Hadith books such as Al-Bukhari, Al-Muwatta, and Sunan Abi Dawud. Undoubtedly, he took his subjects in this matter as he took himself. The princes of the Hafsid state, which was formed in Tunis as a branch of the Almohads, followed the same approach as the Almohads in working to spread care for the Quran and Hadith. They established several schools for this purpose, focusing primarily on the study of Quranic sciences and Hadith sciences. They brought to them prominent scholars in these sciences, such as Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ahmed bin When these schools became And alongside these schools, which followed the approach of the Quran and Hadith, which only the elite scholars and students of knowledge could follow, the Hafsids worked to generalize the recitation of the Quran and Hadith in the mosques, and they arranged for it specific times and regular sessions attended by a large number of common people, where the Holy Quran is recited in the dead of night and at the ends of the day, and Musnads are read, and Hadiths are narrated. We mention from this what was established by Abu 'Amr Uthman al-Hafsi (died 893 AH / 1487 AD). See Al-Salawi, Al-Istiqsa. See in the Almohads' care in general and their care for Hadith: Ibn Tumart, Muhammad bin Tumart. See about these schools: Bréjvic, Tarjuma 'an al-Madaris al-Tunisiyya, and subsequent pages. And Al-Taher and subsequent pages. Al-Ma'muri, Jami' al-Zaytuna. A narrator and memorizer of Hadith who grew up in Seville, where he acquired knowledge from Abu al-Abbas al-Ru'ayni, Abu Imran al-Zahid, and Ibn Kharuf. He moved to Bejaia and took charge of the Friday sermon in its Great Mosque, then moved to Tunis, where he was favored by its ruler, Al-Mustansir Billah, and took charge of teaching Hadith there. See his biography in Al-Ghobrini, 'Unwan al-Diraya. See: Bréjvic, Some Historical Notes.