Historical Introduction to Sufi Brotherhoods in Bilād Šinqīṭ (Mauritania)
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https://doi.org/10.30827/meaharabe.v74.29856Keywords:
Sufism in Mauritania, Sufi Ṭarīqās in Mauritania, Shaykhs and Sufi books in Mauritania, SufismAbstract
Sufism is a religious and social phenomenon that has existed for centuries in the Islamic world in general and in the Maghreb in particular. Mauritania has known this phenomenon since the 17th century, according to the sources, although it is very likely that it existed before that time. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the Mauritanian Sufi brotherhoods based on the data available in the sources that have dealt with the subject. In addition to listing the main brotherhoods and their shaykhs, the main works of taṣawwuf written by these shaykhs are mentioned. Among the conclusions, one can highlight the coexistence between the Sufi zāwiyas and the traditional schools called maḥaḍras whose teachers are scholars. This fact gives rise to some of the specific characteristics of these zāwiyas.
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