Tijaniah

from arab

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From arab

Definition

A Sufi order founded by Sheikh Ahmad at-Tijani.

Etymology

A loanword from the Arabic 'Tijaniyyah', referring to the Sufi order attributed to its founder, Sheikh Ahmad at-Tijani. This term entered the Indonesian Islamic lexicon through Sufi literature and the transmission of knowledge in Islamic boarding schools.

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