Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A shekara ta 1555, Pasha na Algiers, Salah Rais, ya ba da umarnin rushe mausoleum. Sa'ad da manyan ƙudaje suka fito suka kashe wasu cikin ma'aikatan, sai aka daina aikin. A ƙarshen karni na 18, Baba Mahommed ya yi ƙoƙari ya lalata abin tunawa da bindiga. Daga baya, lokacin da Faransawa suka mamaye Aljeriya
An yi amfani da abin tunawa ta hanyar Navy na Faransa don yin amfani da manufa.