hiː ɹˈoʊt pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd bˈʊks ˌɔn ɪstˈæblɪʃt sˈuːfi tˈɑːpɪks, ænd fˈaʊndᵻd ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tˈuː wˈiːkli nˈuːzpeɪpɚz, ðə ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd lˈɪsən ˈældˈɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv fˈeɪθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ænd ðə lˈɔŋɡɚlˈɪvd ˈælbˈælɑːɡ ˈældʒˈæzɛɹi ældʒˈɪɹiən mˈɛsɪndʒɚ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks.
He wrote poetry and books on established Sufi topics, and founded and directed two weekly newspapers, the short-lived Lisan al-Din (Language of Faith) in 1912, and the longer-lived Al-balagh al-jazairi (Algerian Messenger) in 1926.