The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order and clan in Libya and surrounding regions founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Sanussi, the Algerian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.
The fortresses and army of religious brotherhood of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi, 1883
Senussi going to fight the British in Egypt (c.1915)
Omar Mukhtar became the most trusted chief Under Sayyid Ahmad Sharif
Idris of Libya (Sidi Muhammad Idris al-Mahdi al-Senussi), king 1951–1969
A tariqa is a religious order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking haqiqa, which translates as "ultimate truth".
"Tariqat" in the Four Spiritual Stations: The Four Stations are Sharia, Ṭarīqah, Haqiqa, and the fourth station marifa, which is considered "unseen" and actually located at the center of the haqiqa region. It is the essence of all four stations.