Contextualizing “Muridiyyah” within the American muslim community: Perspectives on the past, present and future
Keywords:
Muridiyyah, muslins in the US, American muslim community, African diaspora, Senegalese communities, Africans in the US, Dayira, Marabouts, Tuba, Murids, Seikh Amadou Bamba, DaaraAbstract
This paper examines the presence of the West African Sufi order, known as the “Muridiyyah”, within
the broader context of muslims in America. The advent of the Murids in the American muslim
community has not been the object of much research. This paper draws on the historical experience of
the American muslim community in order to situate the Muridiyyah within these temporal and spatial
parameters. Based on analyzing commonalities and differences, as well as changes and continuity in
this formative experience, the paper will illustrate possible challenges to the ongoing globalization of
the Muridiyyah order.
