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The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern World

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern World." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-tijaniyya-a-sufi-order-in-the-modern-world.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern World. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-tijaniyya-a-sufi-order-in-the-modern-world

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-tijaniyya-a-sufi-order-in-the-modern,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern World},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-tijaniyya-a-sufi-order-in-the-modern-world},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Jamil Abun-Nasr's study documents the Tijaniyya order's founding claims, its distinctive exclusivity rule, and its actual historical spread into West Africa, working from the order's own documented history and expansion rather than a general survey of Sufism. That specific, bounded focus on one named order's documented development is the study's real evidentiary basis and the reason it remains the standard reference. This record has not independently traced further scholarly response since 1965. Use it for established historical facts about the Tijaniyya order specifically; a claim about a different Sufi order needs a source dedicated to that other order.

Facts

Citation

Author

Jamil M. Abun-Nasr

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

1965

URL

https://www.amazon.com/Tijaniyya-Sufi-order-modern-world/dp/0192149326

Source Type

academic monograph

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Jamil Abun-Nasr's standard scholarly study of the Tijaniyya Sufi order, covering its founding claims, its exclusivity rule and its spread into West Africa.

Notes

The standard study of the order, covering the founding claims, the exclusivity rule and the spread into West Africa.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Africa

This source names Africa directly: "its actual historical spread into West Africa, working from the order's own documented history and expansion rather than a general survey of Sufism."

Source The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern WorldJamil M. Abun-Nasr

Claims Backed By This Source (99 claims)

This source backs 99 claims across the atlas. As facts: 35 well-attested. As cited relationships: 37 holds, 3 connected, 3 held Differently. Plus 21 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Religious Orders, 51 claims: 14 well-attested, 25 holds, 1 connected, 3 held Differently, 8 general references.
Articles, 15 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Doctrines, 8 claims: 4 holds, 4 general references.
Historical Figures, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Denominations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.