Senussi
Sign in to saveThe Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah () are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order (tariqa) in Libya and North Africa founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.
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- Sanusi order
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- Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg
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- The traditional banner of the Sanusi order, later used as inspiration of the flag of Cyrenaica and eventually incorporated into the flag of Libya
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- , Mecca
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- Libya
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- Sufi order
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings: 1787–1859
- Developments since 1859
- Leadership of Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi
- Idris of Libya
- Developments since 1969
- Legacy
- List of leaders
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah () are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order (tariqa) in Libya and North Africa founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.
During World War I the Senusi order fought against both Italy and Britain. During World War II, the order provided support to the British Eighth Army in North Africa against Nazi and Fascist Italian forces. The founder's grandson became King Idris I of Libya in 1951. The 1969 Libyan revolution led by Muammar Gaddafi overthrew him, ending the Libyan monarchy. The movement remained active despite persecution by Gaddafi's government, and its cultural legacy continues to this day in Libya, centered on Cyrenaica.