Tijānīyah
Tijānīyah is a Sufi order (ṭarīqah), founded by Abū al-ʻAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Tijānī (1737 or 1738-1815) in Algeria. It is prominent throughout North and West Africa.
- HMML ID
- 941549892074
- PURL
- LC name
- Tijānīyah
- HMML name
- Tijānīyah
- HMML native script
- تجانية
Variants
- Tidschānīya
- Tijani Sufi Order
- Tijaniyya
Organization information
- Organization type
- Sufi order (ṭarīqah)
- Foundation date
- [1781,1782]
- Centuries
- 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Founding locations
- Countries
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Founders
General notes
- Description
- Ṣūfī ṭarīḳa which was founded by Aḥmad al-Tid̲j̲ānī in the oasis of Abī Samg̲h̲ūn in Algeria in 1196/1781-2; Tid̲j̲āniyya has great influence in West Africa, especially in Senegal and Nigeria; founder forbid followers from joining other ṭarīḳas
- Citations
- Jamil M. Abun-Nasr, "Tid̲j̲āniyya," in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, edited by P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, and W.P. Heinrichs, accessed May 7, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7537.
Preferred citation
"Tijānīyah." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified May 07, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/941549892074
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-07
- Last edited
- 2021-05-07