Tijaniyyah order

The Tijjani order () is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after Ahmad al-Tijani. It originated in Algeria but is now more widespread in the Maghreb and West Africa, particularly in Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Niger, Chad, Ghana, Northern and Southwestern Nigeria and some parts of Sudan. The Tijāniyyah order is also present in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in India. Its adherents are called Tijānī (spelled Tijaan or Tiijaan in Wolof, Tidiane or Tidjane in French). Tijānīs place great importance on culture and education and emphasize the individual adhesion of the

West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander

Algerian Sufi

Emir of Kano

Senegalese sufi saint (1900-1975)

mauritanian-Senegalese Sufi religious leader

Mauritanian poet

19th-century Malian religious leader