It was during this period (1920s and 1930s) that Nasir al Deen al-Albani would be influenced by the reformist, revivalist ideas of Rida as a young man in Syria. He would spent many hours in "Maktabat Zahiriyya", the first public library in Syria founded by the early Salafi reformer Tahir al-Jaza'iri. Al-Jaza'iri as the director of Syria's first public library had used his position to advance the revival of the Medeival scholar, Ibn Taymiyya. Jaza'iri was also the teacher of Muhibb al-Din Khatib and a close friend of Jamal al-Din al-Qasimi. As a result of his constant reading of "Al-Manar" as well as his attendance of classes of Muhammad Bahjat al-Bitar (a disciple of both Rashid Rida and Al-Qasimi) Albani adhered to the "Salafiyya" Reform tradition by the age of twenty. From this tradition, Albani would become a staunch opponent of "taqleed", rejecting adherence to the 4 canonical legal schools and calling for a renewal of "Ijtihad". For enabling this renewal, Albani would champion the cause of Salafi reformists- headed by Rida - which was the critical re-evaluation of hadiths. Albani's approach, like the Indian Ahl-i-Hadith movement was in the footsteps of the Medeival Ahlul Hadith school. Albani's efforts would lead to a new-found enthusiasm and revival of the sciences of "hadith" across Islamic religious circles.