Tijani
Discover the wealth of learning found in the literary production of Tijani authors. The Tijaniyya has witnessed an explosion of Arabic literary production in West and North Africa over the last two centuries, leading to the more recent notice of Western academic research.
Shaykh Ahmad Al Tijani – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
The beginning of a distinctive “Tijani” order can be located with the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad to Shaykh Ahmad Tijani in a waking vision. This occurred in 1784, in the desert oasis of Abi Samghun.
About – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
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Tijani Cissé – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
Shaykh Tijani Cisse was recognized by the Senegalese government in 2001, when he was appointed Senegal’s General Commissioner for the Hajj. In 2006, he was appointed a Senegalese “Special Missions Ambassador.” He has also received Senegal’s “Ordre de Merite” (1993).
ʿAlī Tamasīnī – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
Sidi Ali Tamasin (1766-1844), may Allah be pleased with him, was the designated successor (khalifa) of Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (RA), and he became known as the world’s highest spiritual authority (qutb) following the passing of Shaykh Tijani.
Realizing Islam: The Tijaniyya in North Africa and the Eighteenth ...
In this analysis of the Tijaniyya’s origins and development in the late eighteenth century based on a number of previously unpublished manuscripts and interviews with contemporary Tijani authors, Wright situates the order’s emergence within the broader …
Vision of the Prophet - Tijani
In 1196/1784 Shaykh Ahmad Tijani was graced by the much anticipated fath al-kabir, or grand illumination/enlightenment. While residing in the desert oasis town of Abi Samghun, he saw the Prophet Muhammad “waking, not dreaming.”
The Way of Gratitude – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
For Shaykh Ahmad Tijani, the action of giving thanks, saying alhamdulillah, or praising God, was obviously intimately connected with the path of the Prophet ﷺ as well as being the ultimate expression of servitude before God.
Vision of the Prophet ﷺ – The Tariqa Tijaniyya
In 1196/1784 Shaykh Ahmad Tijani was graced by the much anticipated fath al-kabir, or grand illumination/enlightenment. While residing in the desert oasis town of Abi Samghun, he saw the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ “waking, not dreaming.”
The Tariqa Muhammadiyya ﷺ - Tijani
It was these Khalwati shaykhs who were in turn primarily responsible for passing on the idea to be implemented in heretofore unprecedented proportions by the likes of Shaykh Ahmad Tijani and Ahmad ibn Idris and their followers.