11th century – 21st century
Islamic world and Senegal
The Qadiriyya is a Sufi brotherhood identified in the excerpt as the oldest of Senegal’s major Muslim brotherhoods. It was founded by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in the twelfth century and reached Senegal in the eighteenth century. The brotherhood later provided the religious lineage from which Amadou Bamba developed Mouridism.
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The Qadiriyya is described as the oldest of the Muslim brotherhoods discussed in relation to Senegal. Its founder was the Sufi mystic Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, who established the brotherhood in the twelfth century. The passage presents Qadiriyya as a pan-Islamic order rather than a movement confined to Senegal.
The brotherhood spread to Senegal in the eighteenth century. This transmission formed part of the wider development of Sufi Islam in Senegal, where organized brotherhoods became influential in religious and social life. The excerpt does not identify the specific route or institutions through which Qadiriyya reached the country.
Qadiriyya also became important through its relationship to Mouridism. Amadou Bamba M’Backé established Mouridism as an offshoot of Qadiriyya in the late nineteenth century, giving the older brotherhood a direct place in the genealogy of one of Senegal’s most influential religious movements.
11th century – 21st century
Islamic world and Senegal
The Qadiriyya is a Sufi brotherhood identified in the excerpt as the oldest of Senegal’s major Muslim brotherhoods. It was founded by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in the twelfth century and reached Senegal in the eighteenth century. The brotherhood later provided the religious lineage from which Amadou Bamba developed Mouridism.
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The Story
The Qadiriyya is described as the oldest of the Muslim brotherhoods discussed in relation to Senegal. Its founder was the Sufi mystic Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, who established the brotherhood in the twelfth century. The passage presents Qadiriyya as a pan-Islamic order rather than a movement confined to Senegal.
The brotherhood spread to Senegal in the eighteenth century. This transmission formed part of the wider development of Sufi Islam in Senegal, where organized brotherhoods became influential in religious and social life. The excerpt does not identify the specific route or institutions through which Qadiriyya reached the country.
Qadiriyya also became important through its relationship to Mouridism. Amadou Bamba M’Backé established Mouridism as an offshoot of Qadiriyya in the late nineteenth century, giving the older brotherhood a direct place in the genealogy of one of Senegal’s most influential religious movements.
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