Sanusiyya
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The Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah are a politically conservative Sufi order of Sunni Islam in Libya and North Africa. It was founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi
The fortresses and army of religious brotherhood of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi, 1883
Omar Mukhtar became the most trusted chief under Sayyid Ahmed Sharif
Idris of Libya (Sidi Muhammad Idris al-Mahdi al-Senussi), king 1951–1969
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi
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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi was an Algerian Muslim theologian and leader who founded the Sanusi order in 1837. His militant mystical movement proved very significant and helped Libya to win its freedom
Sanusiyya
…are a politically conservative Sufi order (tariqa) of Sunni Islam in Libya and North Africa. It was founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (the "Grand Sanusi") The Sanusi order seek "spiritual identification" with the Prophet Muhammad through the study and emulation of his actions, life…
al-Sanusi in the 1850s