Rawdat (Tomb) of Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani(RA)
Rawdat (Tomb) of Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani(RA)
Sufi Order(طريقة) Data Sheet.
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| Name of Sufi Order: | Muhammadia and Tijjania |
| Most Popular Name of Sufi Order: | Tijjania |
| Patron Saint(وصيلة) of Sufi Order: | Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansur Tijjani(RA) |
| Geneology of Patron Saint: | Physical The patron saint of this sufi order, sheikh Ahmad Tijjani(RA) is a son to Mawlana Muhammad, who is the son of Mawlana al-Mukhtar, who is the son of Mawlana Ahmad, who is the son of Mawlana Muhammad, who is the son of Mawlana Salim, who is the son of Mawlana Abil Eid, who is the son of Mawlana Ahmad, who is the son of Mawlana Ahmad, who is the son of Mawlana Ali, who is the son of Mawlana Abdullah, who is the son of Mawlana Abbas, who is the son of Mawlana Abduljabbar, who is the son of Mawlana Idriss, who is the son of Mawlana Idriss, who is the son of Mawlana Ishaq, who is the son of Mawlana Zayn Al-Abidin, who is the son of Mawlana Ahmad, who is the son of Mawlana Muhammad Nafs- Zakiya, who is the son of Mawlana Abdullah Al-Kamil, who is the son of Mawlana Al-Hassan al-Muthanna, who is the son of Mawlana Al-Hassan As-Sibt, who is the son of Mawlana Emir al-Mumineen Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Lady of the Universe, Mawlatina Fatima Zahra(RAA), the Daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). Spiritual Sidi Ahmad Tijjani(RA) received permission and inherited esoterics and secrets from prophet Muhammad(SAW) directly, the prophet (SAW) from Archangel Gabriel(AS) and he from Allah. |
| Date Established: | 1782 AD |
| Global Headquarter: | International Tijjania Zawiyat, Fez, Morocco, Africa. |
| Number of Initiates (Estimate): | Over 75 Million worldwide |
| Present Global Leader: | None |
| Countries with Significant Number of Initiates: | Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Guinea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Niger, Eriteria, Nigeria, Ghana, USA |
| Major Litanies: | Lazimi, Wazifah and Hailalatil Jummaát |
| Major dhikr in Litany Formation: | Istighfar, Hailala and Salatil Naby(SAW) |
| Prominent Islamic Revivalist in the Sufi Order: | Sheikh Umar ibn Sa`id Segu(RA), Alhaji Umar Al-Futi(RA), Sheikh Ibrahim Inyass(RA), Sheikh Hassan Cisse(RA) |
| Major Literature: | Jawahiril Ma'ani Fiy Faydi Sheikh Sayyidiy Ahmad Tijjani(RA) (The Jewel of Comprehension on The Flood of Sheikh My Master Ahmad Tijjani) written by Sheikh Ali Harazimi |
| Nature of Initiation: | Once initiated, an initiate is required to abandon any litany of any Sufi Order he was once initiated and shall never be initiated into any Sufi Order other than Tijjania; initiate is also to remain in the sufi order for life. |
| Sources of Data: | 1. Jody Benjamin, PhD Candidate, African and African American Studies
(History); Oludamini Ogunnaike, PhD Candidate, African and African American Studies (Religion), "Islam in Africa", Committe on African Studies, Havard University. 2. J.M. Abun-Nasr, "The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modem World"Oxford University Press, London. 3. Y.A. Quadri, (May, 1985), "Ibrahim Niass (1902-75) – The Tijaniyyah Shaykh" in "Islam and the modern age",A Quarterlt Journal Vol. XVI No.2, Zakir Husain Institute Of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi , India. 4. Alhaj Umar Al-Futi, "Rimah I". |