The Layene (also spelled Layène, Layenne, or Layeen) is a religious brotherhood of Sufi Muslims based in Senegal and founded in 1884 by Seydina Limamou...
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colonial capitals (Bamako, Conakry, Abidjan, Brazzaville). Meanwhile, the Layene Sufi order, established by Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye, was thriving...
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Mourides, and to a lesser extent, the pan-Islamic Qadiriyyah and the smaller Layene order. Approximately 1% are Shiites. For nearly a millennium, there has...
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West Africa, now Senegal. The order is centered in the city of Touba. The Layene are a smaller Sufi order, centered at Yoff north of Dakar. Review of Sufism...
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of Sufism Jaririya Jelveti (Jalwatiyya, Celvetîyye) Khufiyya Khwajagan Layene Roshani movement Salihiyya Alevi (Shia) Alians (Shia) Al-Muwaḥḥidūn Al Akbariyya...
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Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye (1843–1909) was the founder of the Layene Sufi order. After the death of his mother he declared himself to be the Mahdi...
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Administration is devolved to the town, which is essentially run by the Layene Islamic Brotherhood, the town featuring the mausoleum of its founder. As...
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Mahmadu Lamine Tivaouane Qadiriyya (Xaadir) Abdul Qadir Gilani Kunta family Layene Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye Yoff Shia Mozdahir Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara...
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spiritual capital is at Layene, situated in the Yoff neighborhood of northern Dakar. The largely Lebu religious sect and theocracy, the Layene, are headquartered...
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Mahmadu Lamine Tivaouane Qadiriyya (Xaadir) Abdul Qadir Gilani Kunta family Layene Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye Yoff Shia Mozdahir Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara...
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