Origin from 1883
The Layene, also spelled Layene, Layenne or Layeen, is a religious brotherhood of Sufi Muslims based in Senegal, founded in 1884 by Seydina Limamou Laye, who lived from 1844 to 1909. It is notable for its belief that its founder was the Mahdi, and that his son, Seydina Issa Rouhou Laye, was the reincarnation of Jesus. The order is centered in the Dakar-area communities of Yoff and Camberene, is led by a Khalif Generale, and counts an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 followers, making it the smallest of Senegal's four dominant Sufi brotherhoods alongside the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah and Muridiyya, and popular in particular among the ethnic Lebou.
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Liturgical Language Classification
Kind of order ApostolateSpiritual Direction and Dhikr 2 Origins
Origin Period Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAn interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law 3 Organisation
OrdinationAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination 3 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Governed By Polity
Source New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
Originated In
Source Layene - Wikipedia
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Source Layene - Wikipedia
Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Wikidata: Layene
Wikidata Q922786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Layene - Wikipedia
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founded in 1884 by Seydina Limamou Laye
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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 Laye (1844-1909), who was born Limamou
Originated In: Senegal, Lead section
spelled Layène, Layenne, or Layeen) is a religious brotherhood of Sufi Muslims based in Senegal and founded in 1884 by
Rooted In: Sufism, Lead section
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 Laye (1844-1909), who was born Limamou Thiaw.
View the Source3. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
New World Encyclopedia: Sufism
New World EncyclopediaGoverned By Polity: Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Sufism article, Sufi orders and their chains of transmissionQuote, Governed By Polity: Silsila (The Chain of Spiritual Descent), Sufism article, Sufi orders and their chains of transmission
Almost all traditional Sufi orders trace their "chains of transmission" back to the Prophet via his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib (except the Naqshbandi order which traces its origin to caliph Abu Bakr ).
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