Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm
The Odyssey of Ajami and the Muridiyya
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: AAR Religion, Culture, and History
ISBN: 978-0-19-027987-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
the rich hagiographic and didactic written, recited, and chanted 'Ajami texts of the Muridiyya, works largely unknown to scholars. The texts describe the life and Sufi odyssey of the order's founder, his conflicts with local rulers and Muslim clerics and the French colonial administration, and the traditions
and teachings he championed that shaped the identity and practices of his followers.
In analyzing these Murid 'Ajami texts, Fallou Ngom evaluates prevailing representations of the movement and offers alternative perspectives. He demonstrates how, without the knowledge of the French colonial administration, the Murids were able to use their written, recited, and chanted 'Ajami materials as an effective means of mass communication to convey the personal journey of Shaykh Ahamadu Bamba, his doctrine, the virtues he stood for and cultivated among his followers: self-reliance,
strong faith, the pursuit of excellence, nonviolence, and optimism in the face of adversity. This, according to Muslims beyond the Arab World, is the source of the surprising resilience, appeal, and expansion of Muridiyya.