On The Path Of The Prophet – Shaykh Ahmad Tijani

Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (1737-1815), a North African Muslim scholar, articulated a vision of Islamic actualization and renewal at a time of immense political change and perceived social corruption. He considered his Sufi path “The Path of Muhammad” (SAW), or Tariqa Muhammadiyya, and linked spiritual perfection on the Sufi path to an intense love and emulation of the Prophet. This course explores his teachings in the historical context of the late eighteenth-century Muslim world, with particular reference to North and West Africa where the Tijaniyya Sufi order would become well received.