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Marabout

A marabout (Arabic: مُرابِط, romanizedmurābiṭ, lit.'one who is attached/garrisoned') is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sahara,[1] in West Africa, and (historically) in the Maghreb. The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur'an, or religious teacher. Others may be wandering holy men who survive on alms, Sufi Murshids ("Guides"), or leaders of religious communities.

The term "marabout" is also used for the mausolea of such religious leaders (cf. maqam, mazar, in Palestine also wali/weli).

West Africa edit

Muslim religious teachers edit

 
Picture of a marabout in the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) around 1970

Muslim tariqah (Sufi religious brotherhoods) are one of the main organizing forms of West African Islam, and with the spread of Sufi ideas into the area, the marabout's role combined with local practices throughout Senegambia, the Niger River Valley, and the Futa Jallon. Here, Sufi believers follow a marabout, elsewhere known as a murshid "Guide". Marabout was also adopted by French colonial officials, and applied to most any imam, Muslim teacher, or secular leader who appealed to Islamic tradition.

Today marabouts can be traveling holy men who survive on alms, religious teachers who take in young talibes at Qur'anic schools, or distinguished religious leaders and scholars, both in and out of the Sufi brotherhoods which dominate spiritual life in Senegambia.[2]

In the Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal, marabouts are organized in elaborate hierarchies; the highest marabout of the Mourides, for example, has been elevated to the status of a Caliph or ruler of the faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin). Older, North African based traditions such as the Tijaniyyah and the Qadiriyyah base their structures on respect for teachers and religious leaders who, south of the Sahara, often are called marabouts. Those who devote themselves to prayer or study, either based in communities, religious centers, or wandering in the larger society, are named marabouts. In Senegal and Mali, these Marabouts rely on donations to live. Often there is a traditional bond to support a specific marabout that has accumulated over generations within a family. Marabouts normally dress in traditional West African robes and live a simple, ascetic life.

Syncretic spiritualists edit

The spread in sub-Saharan Africa of the marabout's role from the eighth through thirteenth centuries created in some places a mixture of roles with pre-Islamic priests and divines. Thus many fortune tellers and self-styled spiritual guides take the name "marabout" (something rejected by more orthodox Muslims and Sufi brotherhoods alike). The recent diaspora of West Africans (to Paris in particular) has brought this tradition to Europe and North America, where some marabouts advertise their services as fortune tellers. An eshu of Quimbanda, Marabô, is believed to have carried this esoteric and shamanic role into Brazil. Contemporary marabouts in Senegal advertise on television and have hot lines.[3]

  • Liliane Kuczynski. Les marabouts africains à Paris. CNRS Editions, Paris (2003) ISBN 978-2-271-06087-7
  • Magopinaciophilie: An article discussing Europeans who collect calling card like advertisements by "marabouts".
  • L'officiel du Marabout: Parisian advertisement collection.
  • : A collection of French flyers.[4]

Political influence edit

Pre-French colonization edit

Marabouts have been prominent members of Wolof society since the arrival of Sufi brotherhoods from the Maghreb in the 15th century. Their advanced knowledge of the Quran and esteemed reputation have often allowed them to act as traders, priests, judges, or magicians in conjunction with their roles of community religious leaders.[5] Additionally, because of their ability to read and write, village chiefs would frequently appoint marabouts as secretaries or advisers as a means to communicate with neighboring rulers.[5]

The marabouts' expanding influence in politics paired with their unique allegiance of the Muslim community eventually posed a real threat to the chiefs who had appointed them. In 1683, rising tensions between chiefs and the Muslim population led to a Muslim revolt in the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, which concluded with the installation of a marabout as Damel.[5] In the years following the revolt, relations between marabouts and Wolof chiefs remained relatively calm until a period of militant Islam in the Wolof states in the middle of the 19th century. Militant marabouts primarily of Tukulor(l origin, called "warrior marabouts," completely rejected the authority of local chiefs and sought to install a theocratic Muslim state. As the authority of chiefs and royal armies were undermined by propaganda and military force used by the warrior marabouts, Muslim resistors turned to local marabouts for guidance and protection from their oppressors. After three decades of war and conflict, the warrior marabouts were gradually ousted from the Wolof states as French colonists began to take a tighter hold on the region. As confidence in the leadership abilities of chiefs and rulers declined as a result of the conflict, marabouts emerged as the most trusted and revered source of leadership in Wolof communities.[5]

Post-French colonization edit

French colonizers had difficulties adjusting to ruling over Muslim societies. Particularly in West Africa, constructing institutions of colonial rule that did not favor certain constituencies while neglecting others proved to be a tricky task. The French opted for forms of indirect rule through the local aristocracy in an effort to maintain order and keep administrative costs down, but found that many subjects detested these colonial chiefs and rulers and tended to gravitate towards their local marabouts. Marabouts were admired for their transparency and righteousness as they were known to renounce political powers, while ensuring economic, social, and religious stability within their communities.[6] Since the judgment of marabouts is so influential, the success or failure of a politician would be almost entirely contingent on the support of more prominent marabouts. Because of this, politicians would try to appease marabouts by agreeing to promote their Sufi brotherhood's best interests in turn for their endorsement, with some politicians believing that winning an election would be impossible without the support of a marabout.[5] This political dynamic, based on patronage and exchanges, would lead to a somewhat of an alliance between marabouts and the French colonizers.[7] Along with endorsing certain politicians in exchange for favors, French colonial administrators sought out marabouts and heads of Sufi brotherhoods to act as intermediaries between colonial administrators and West African Muslims to ensure appropriate allocation of power and resources to avoid any potential conflict.[8]

Post-independence edit

After Senegal gained its independence from France in 1960, marabouts and leaders of Sufi Brotherhoods (also marabouts), or the Khalife-Général, have continued to play influential roles in Senegalese politics. Some have questioned the utility of having clientelist relationships between marabouts and government officials in a modern democracy.[9] The new "grandson" generation of marabouts has cultivated a more independent and secular political outlook and have proven that they are willing to question the authority of their predecessors. In Senegal's 1988 presidential election, Khalife-Général Abdou Lahatte Mbakke supported Abdou Diouf for reelection. Both as public endorsement and as a reward for installing new roads and street lamps in Touba while in office, the Khalife-Général declared a ndiggël (a binding command issued by the Khalife-Général to all members of the Mouride Brotherhood) that proclaimed that all men must vote for Diouf. Although multiple Khalife-Général have issued 'ndiggël politique' in support of a presidential candidate in previous elections, several marabouts of the "grandson" generation openly rejected the command by voting for the opposition instead.[10] These marabouts believed that the ndiggël violated their secular political rights, which was a sentiment shared among many other Mourides in Touba.[9]

In 1997, a rural council of Touba Mosquée in Senegal issued a set of new taxes meant to fund an ambitions development project in the holy city. City merchants promptly voiced their displeasure of the new taxes and threatened to kick the rural council, whose members were all appointed by the Mouride Khalife-Général, out of the city. Although tax revolts are not uncommon elsewhere, this incident was particularly noteworthy as the merchants' blatant refusal exhibited a departure from typical state-society relations in Senegal. Declining economic performance in Senegal may lead to more taxes in the future, which means political actors may have to adjust or fundamentally alter their clientelist relationships with marabouts and Khalife-Général.[9]

Maghreb edit

 
Marabout's tomb, southern Morocco

The term marabout appears during the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. It is derived from the Arabic murābiṭ "one who is garrisoned":[11] religious students and military volunteers who manned ribats at the time of the conquest.[12] Today, marabout means "saint" in the Berber languages and refers to Sufi Muslim teachers who head a lodge or school called a zāwiya associated with a specific school or tradition, called a ṭarīqah "way, path" (Arabic: طريقه).

The pronunciation of that word varies by language. For example, it is pronounced amrabadh in Tarifit. Marabouts are known as sidi (سيدي) in Maghrebi Arabic. Many cities in Morocco got their names from local marabouts, and the name of those cities usually begins with "Sidi" followed by the name of the local marabout. Modern Standard Arabic for "saint" is "walī" (ولي).

A marabout may also refer to a tomb (Arabic: قُبّة qubba "dome") of a venerated saint, and such places have become holy centers and places of pious reflection.

Some Zāwiyas linked with specific marabouts edit

Note zāwiyas are not places of formal pilgrimage, which are limited in Islam to the Hajj and to Jerusalem, but are rather places of reflection and inspiration for the pious.

Morocco edit

In Morocco:

  • Sidi Ali el Goumi
  • Sidi Rhaj Amar (Arabda)
  • Sidi Allal el Behraoui
  • Sidi Abdelah ben Hassoun
  • Sidi Moulay Idriss
  • Sidi fath
  • Sidi el Arbi ben sayyeh
  • Sidi Ahmed Tijani
  • Sidi Moulay Ali sherif
  • Sidi Hajj Hamza Qadiri Boutchichi
  • Sidi Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
  • Sidi Abdel Kader el Alami
  • Sidi Moulay Ibrahim
  • Sidi Mohammed Ben Aissa
  • Sidi Ahmed Ben Idris Al-Fassi (Idrissiya and Sanoussiya)
  • Ahmad u Musa
  • Sidi Abu Lhcen Shadili
  • Sidi Moulay Abdeslam ibn Mchich Alami (Jbala)
  • Sidi Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi
  • Sidi Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Simlali
  • Sidi Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar
  • Sidi Abu Abdallah al-Qaim bi Amrillah
  • Sidi Muhammad ben Issa al-Barnusi al-Fasi Zarruq
  • Sidi Moulay Outman (Khaldy-yeen, Beni Arouse), Morocco
  • Sidi Mbarek (Khaldy-yeen, Beni Arouse), Morocco
  • Sidi Heddi (Khaldy-yeen, Beni Arouse), Morocco
  • (alternatively) Zawiyas:
    • Zaouïa Naciria
    • Zaouïa Cherqaouia
    • Zaouia Aïssaouia
    • Zaouia Tidjaniya
    • Zaouia Idrissiya
    • Zaouia Sanoussiya
    • Zaouia Al Qadiriya
    • Zaouia Al Alamiya
    • Zaouia Jazouliya semlaliya
    • Zaouia Hamdouchia
    • Zaouia Sidi Outman (Khaldyeen, Beni Arouse), Morocco
 
A Toucouleur marabout (1853)

Algeria edit

In Algeria:

  • sidi Mohand Rezag Ou Assous from akfadou bejaia
  • Sidi Ahmed al Tijani of 'Aïn Madhi, around Laghouat Province founder of Tijaniyyah
  • Sidi Ahmed ou Saïd du hameau Mestiga, village of Adeni in Kabylia (between Tizi Ouzou and L'Arbaâ Nath Irathen)
  • Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Founder of the Rahmaniya (Algiers and Bounouh)
  • Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, founder of the Thaalibiya (Algiers)
  • Sidi M'hend oumalek (Tifrit nait oumalek)
  • Sidi Moh'Ali oulhadj (Tifrit n'Aït el Hadj)
  • Sidi Harrat Benaissa El Idrissi (Zemmora, Relizane)
  • Sidi Abd-Allah ben Mançour
  • Sidi Abdelkader djilali (tizi-ouzou)
  • Sidi Abid Echerrif (Guentis)
  • Sidi Abou AbdAllah Ech Choudi El Halloui
  • Sidi A'hmed el Mejdoub
  • Sidi Bel Abbes (namesake of Sidi Bel Abbès)
  • Sidi Ben-Ali (Aïn el Hout - Tlemcen)
  • Sidi Ben-Ali (Nédromah)
  • Sidi Ben-Azzouz (Borj Ben Azzouz)
  • Sidi Bicinti el basco
  • Sidi Bou Adjami
  • Sidi Boudarga
  • Sidi Boudjemaa
  • Sidi Brahim
  • Sidi Daoudi
  • Sioud anta' El-Eubbad es-Saffi
  • Sidi En-Naceur
  • Sidi Et Toumi
  • Sidi Hamadouche
  • Sî ibn 'Alî Sharîf (Akbou)
  • Sidi Mohammed Ben Omar El Houari
  • Sidi Mohammed bou Semah'a,
  • Sidi Moh'amed Ou'l Il'afian.
  • Sidi Moulebhar
  • Sidi Qadir
  • Sidi Bel-Ezrag
  • Sidi Serhane
  • Sidi ghiles (tipaza)
  • Sidi Soumeymane Ben Abdallah
  • Zaouia de Sidi Benamar (Fillaoussenne)
  • Sidi-Wahhab
  • Sidi Yahia el Aidly (Akbou)
  • Sidi Yakkout
  • Oulad bel Kacem [13]

Tunisia edit

In Tunisia:

  • Zaouïa de Sidi Ben Azzouz. Nefta
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Bouteffaha. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Salah Zlaoui. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Abdelkader. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Bou Arba. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Taieb. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Baba Ali Smadhi. Béja
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Ali El Mekki
  • Zaouïa de Sidi El Mazri. Monastir
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Bou Jaafar. Sousse
  • Zaouïa de Sidi Abdel Hamid. Sousse

France edit

In France:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roncoli, Carla; Kirshen, Paul; Boom, Keith (June 2002). "Reading the Rains: Local Knowledge and Rainfall Forecasting in Burkina Faso". Society and Natural Resources. 15 (2): 409–427. doi:10.1080/08941920252866774. S2CID 154758380. Marabouts are Islamic spiritualists who are also believed to have the capacity to foresee but not control the future. These spiritualists range from conventional Islamic priests (Limam) who are versed in the Qu'ran and preside over services at local mosques, to local healers and diviners who mix Islam with indigenous beliefs and practices. Some marabouts practices resemble those of getba, with Islamic verses replacing cowries. Most marabouts receive gifts or money for their services, with the most respected and renowned marabouts drawing substantial income from their practice. However, these practices are generally disapproved by Islamic disorthodoxy.
  2. ^ Lamin O. Sanneh, The Crown and the Turban: Muslims and West African. Westview Press (1997) ISBN 0-8133-3059-9
  3. ^ Contemporary marabouts.
  4. ^ Ahmadou Bamba, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké (1853-1927) (Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke in Wolof, Shaykh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabīb Allāh in Arabic, also known as Khadīmu 'l-Rasūl or "The Servant of the messenger" in Arabic, and as Sëriñ Tuubaa or "Cheikh of Tuubaa" in Wolof), was a Muslim Sufi religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the large Mouride Brotherhood (the Muridiyya). See Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba was a mystic and religious leader who produced a prodigious quantity of poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Qur'anic study. Politically, Ahmadou Bamba led a pacifist struggle against French colonialism while not waging outright war on the French as several prominent Tijaan marabouts had done.
  5. ^ a b c d e Cruise O'Brien, D.B. (1971). The Mourides of Senegal: The Political and Economic Organization of an Islamic Brotherhood. London, U.K.: Oxford University Press. pp. 263. ISBN 0198216629.
  6. ^ Robinson, David (2004). Muslim Societies in African History. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN 0521826276.
  7. ^ Cruise O'Brien, D.B. (1975). Saints and Politicians: Essays in the organisation of a Senegalese peasant society. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 177. ISBN 9780521205726.
  8. ^ Soares, Benjamin F. (2007). Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa. New York City, U.S.A.: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 3. ISBN 9781403979636.
  9. ^ a b c Beck, Linda J. (2001). "Reining in the Marabouts? Democratization and Local Governance in Senegal". African Affairs. 100 (401): 602. doi:10.1093/afraf/100.401.601.
  10. ^ Loimeier, Roman (2016). Islamic Reform in Twentieth Century Africa. Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780748695430.
  11. ^ marabout -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
  12. ^ "LE SOUFISME: Problèmes de terminologie : soufi, marabout, fakir et derviche" from www.nuitdorient.com, 3 April 2003.
  13. ^ Exploration scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les annees 1840,1841,1842. Volume 5, Imprimerie Nationale Publisher(1848).
  • (in French) Christian Coulon, Pouvoir maraboutique et pouvoir politique au Sénégal, Paris, Université de Paris, 1976, 2 vol. 594 p. (Thèse d’État, remaniée et publiée en 1981 sous le titre Le marabout et le prince. Islam et pouvoir au Sénégal, Paris, Pedone, XII-317 p.)
  • (in French) Bassirou Diop, Le rôle joué par les marabouts toucouleurs dans l’islamisation du Sénégal, Dakar, Université de Dakar, 1983 (Mémoire de Maîtrise)
  • Christopher Harrison. France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960, Cambridge University Press (1988) ISBN 0-521-35230-4
  • E. Westermarck, Ritual and Belief in Morocco. London 1926.
  • Leonardo Alfonso Villalón. Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal: Disciples and Citizens in Fatick, Cambridge University Press, (1995) ISBN 0-521-46007-7

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Not to be confused with Marabou For the game see Mancala A marabout Arabic م راب ط romanized murabiṭ lit one who is attached garrisoned is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army notably in North Africa and the Sahara 1 in West Africa and historically in the Maghreb The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur an or religious teacher Others may be wandering holy men who survive on alms Sufi Murshids Guides or leaders of religious communities The term marabout is also used for the mausolea of such religious leaders cf maqam mazar in Palestine also wali weli Contents 1 West Africa 1 1 Muslim religious teachers 1 2 Syncretic spiritualists 1 3 Political influence 1 3 1 Pre French colonization 1 3 2 Post French colonization 1 3 3 Post independence 2 Maghreb 2 1 Some Zawiyas linked with specific marabouts 2 1 1 Morocco 2 1 2 Algeria 2 1 3 Tunisia 2 1 4 France 3 See also 4 ReferencesWest Africa editMuslim religious teachers edit nbsp Picture of a marabout in the Republic of Upper Volta now Burkina Faso around 1970 Muslim tariqah Sufi religious brotherhoods are one of the main organizing forms of West African Islam and with the spread of Sufi ideas into the area the marabout s role combined with local practices throughout Senegambia the Niger River Valley and the Futa Jallon Here Sufi believers follow a marabout elsewhere known as a murshid Guide Marabout was also adopted by French colonial officials and applied to most any imam Muslim teacher or secular leader who appealed to Islamic tradition Today marabouts can be traveling holy men who survive on alms religious teachers who take in young talibes at Qur anic schools or distinguished religious leaders and scholars both in and out of the Sufi brotherhoods which dominate spiritual life in Senegambia 2 In the Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal marabouts are organized in elaborate hierarchies the highest marabout of the Mourides for example has been elevated to the status of a Caliph or ruler of the faithful Amir al Mu minin Older North African based traditions such as the Tijaniyyah and the Qadiriyyah base their structures on respect for teachers and religious leaders who south of the Sahara often are called marabouts Those who devote themselves to prayer or study either based in communities religious centers or wandering in the larger society are named marabouts In Senegal and Mali these Marabouts rely on donations to live Often there is a traditional bond to support a specific marabout that has accumulated over generations within a family Marabouts normally dress in traditional West African robes and live a simple ascetic life Syncretic spiritualists edit The spread in sub Saharan Africa of the marabout s role from the eighth through thirteenth centuries created in some places a mixture of roles with pre Islamic priests and divines Thus many fortune tellers and self styled spiritual guides take the name marabout something rejected by more orthodox Muslims and Sufi brotherhoods alike The recent diaspora of West Africans to Paris in particular has brought this tradition to Europe and North America where some marabouts advertise their services as fortune tellers An eshu of Quimbanda Marabo is believed to have carried this esoteric and shamanic role into Brazil Contemporary marabouts in Senegal advertise on television and have hot lines 3 Liliane Kuczynski Les marabouts africains a Paris CNRS Editions Paris 2003 ISBN 978 2 271 06087 7 Magopinaciophilie An article discussing Europeans who collect calling card like advertisements by marabouts L officiel du Marabout Parisian advertisement collection Magopinaciophiles A collection of French flyers 4 Political influence edit Pre French colonization edit Marabouts have been prominent members of Wolof society since the arrival of Sufi brotherhoods from the Maghreb in the 15th century Their advanced knowledge of the Quran and esteemed reputation have often allowed them to act as traders priests judges or magicians in conjunction with their roles of community religious leaders 5 Additionally because of their ability to read and write village chiefs would frequently appoint marabouts as secretaries or advisers as a means to communicate with neighboring rulers 5 The marabouts expanding influence in politics paired with their unique allegiance of the Muslim community eventually posed a real threat to the chiefs who had appointed them In 1683 rising tensions between chiefs and the Muslim population led to a Muslim revolt in the Wolof kingdom of Cayor which concluded with the installation of a marabout as Damel 5 In the years following the revolt relations between marabouts and Wolof chiefs remained relatively calm until a period of militant Islam in the Wolof states in the middle of the 19th century Militant marabouts primarily of Tukulor l origin called warrior marabouts completely rejected the authority of local chiefs and sought to install a theocratic Muslim state As the authority of chiefs and royal armies were undermined by propaganda and military force used by the warrior marabouts Muslim resistors turned to local marabouts for guidance and protection from their oppressors After three decades of war and conflict the warrior marabouts were gradually ousted from the Wolof states as French colonists began to take a tighter hold on the region As confidence in the leadership abilities of chiefs and rulers declined as a result of the conflict marabouts emerged as the most trusted and revered source of leadership in Wolof communities 5 Post French colonization edit French colonizers had difficulties adjusting to ruling over Muslim societies Particularly in West Africa constructing institutions of colonial rule that did not favor certain constituencies while neglecting others proved to be a tricky task The French opted for forms of indirect rule through the local aristocracy in an effort to maintain order and keep administrative costs down but found that many subjects detested these colonial chiefs and rulers and tended to gravitate towards their local marabouts Marabouts were admired for their transparency and righteousness as they were known to renounce political powers while ensuring economic social and religious stability within their communities 6 Since the judgment of marabouts is so influential the success or failure of a politician would be almost entirely contingent on the support of more prominent marabouts Because of this politicians would try to appease marabouts by agreeing to promote their Sufi brotherhood s best interests in turn for their endorsement with some politicians believing that winning an election would be impossible without the support of a marabout 5 This political dynamic based on patronage and exchanges would lead to a somewhat of an alliance between marabouts and the French colonizers 7 Along with endorsing certain politicians in exchange for favors French colonial administrators sought out marabouts and heads of Sufi brotherhoods to act as intermediaries between colonial administrators and West African Muslims to ensure appropriate allocation of power and resources to avoid any potential conflict 8 Post independence edit After Senegal gained its independence from France in 1960 marabouts and leaders of Sufi Brotherhoods also marabouts or the Khalife General have continued to play influential roles in Senegalese politics Some have questioned the utility of having clientelist relationships between marabouts and government officials in a modern democracy 9 The new grandson generation of marabouts has cultivated a more independent and secular political outlook and have proven that they are willing to question the authority of their predecessors In Senegal s 1988 presidential election Khalife General Abdou Lahatte Mbakke supported Abdou Diouf for reelection Both as public endorsement and as a reward for installing new roads and street lamps in Touba while in office the Khalife General declared a ndiggel a binding command issued by the Khalife General to all members of the Mouride Brotherhood that proclaimed that all men must vote for Diouf Although multiple Khalife General have issued ndiggel politique in support of a presidential candidate in previous elections several marabouts of the grandson generation openly rejected the command by voting for the opposition instead 10 These marabouts believed that the ndiggel violated their secular political rights which was a sentiment shared among many other Mourides in Touba 9 In 1997 a rural council of Touba Mosquee in Senegal issued a set of new taxes meant to fund an ambitions development project in the holy city City merchants promptly voiced their displeasure of the new taxes and threatened to kick the rural council whose members were all appointed by the Mouride Khalife General out of the city Although tax revolts are not uncommon elsewhere this incident was particularly noteworthy as the merchants blatant refusal exhibited a departure from typical state society relations in Senegal Declining economic performance in Senegal may lead to more taxes in the future which means political actors may have to adjust or fundamentally alter their clientelist relationships with marabouts and Khalife General 9 Maghreb edit nbsp Marabout s tomb southern Morocco The term marabout appears during the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb It is derived from the Arabic murabiṭ one who is garrisoned 11 religious students and military volunteers who manned ribats at the time of the conquest 12 Today marabout means saint in the Berber languages and refers to Sufi Muslim teachers who head a lodge or school called a zawiya associated with a specific school or tradition called a ṭariqah way path Arabic طريقه The pronunciation of that word varies by language For example it is pronounced amrabadh in Tarifit Marabouts are known as sidi سيدي in Maghrebi Arabic Many cities in Morocco got their names from local marabouts and the name of those cities usually begins with Sidi followed by the name of the local marabout Modern Standard Arabic for saint is wali ولي A marabout may also refer to a tomb Arabic ق ب ة qubba dome of a venerated saint and such places have become holy centers and places of pious reflection Some Zawiyas linked with specific marabouts edit Note zawiyas are not places of formal pilgrimage which are limited in Islam to the Hajj and to Jerusalem but are rather places of reflection and inspiration for the pious Morocco edit In Morocco Sidi Ali el Goumi Sidi Rhaj Amar Arabda Sidi Allal el Behraoui Sidi Abdelah ben Hassoun Sidi Moulay Idriss Sidi fath Sidi el Arbi ben sayyeh Sidi Ahmed Tijani Sidi Moulay Ali sherif Sidi Hajj Hamza Qadiri Boutchichi Sidi Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Sidi Abdel Kader el Alami Sidi Moulay Ibrahim Sidi Mohammed Ben Aissa Sidi Ahmed Ben Idris Al Fassi Idrissiya and Sanoussiya Ahmad u Musa Sidi Abu Lhcen Shadili Sidi Moulay Abdeslam ibn Mchich Alami Jbala Sidi Muhammad al Arabi al Darqawi Sidi Muhammad ibn Sulayman al Jazuli al Simlali Sidi Abu Abdallah Mohammed Amghar Sidi Abu Abdallah al Qaim bi Amrillah Sidi Muhammad ben Issa al Barnusi al Fasi Zarruq Sidi Moulay Outman Khaldy yeen Beni Arouse Morocco Sidi Mbarek Khaldy yeen Beni Arouse Morocco Sidi Heddi Khaldy yeen Beni Arouse Morocco alternatively Zawiyas Zaouia Naciria Zaouia Cherqaouia Zaouia Aissaouia Zaouia Tidjaniya Zaouia Idrissiya Zaouia Sanoussiya Zaouia Al Qadiriya Zaouia Al Alamiya Zaouia Jazouliya semlaliya Zaouia Hamdouchia Zaouia Sidi Outman Khaldyeen Beni Arouse Morocco nbsp A Toucouleur marabout 1853 Algeria edit In Algeria sidi Mohand Rezag Ou Assous from akfadou bejaia Sidi Ahmed al Tijani of Ain Madhi around Laghouat Province founder of Tijaniyyah Sidi Ahmed ou Said du hameau Mestiga village of Adeni in Kabylia between Tizi Ouzou and L Arbaa Nath Irathen Sidi M hamed Bou Qobrine Founder of the Rahmaniya Algiers and Bounouh Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi founder of the Thaalibiya Algiers Sidi M hend oumalek Tifrit nait oumalek Sidi Moh Ali oulhadj Tifrit n Ait el Hadj Sidi Harrat Benaissa El Idrissi Zemmora Relizane Sidi Abd Allah ben Mancour Sidi Abdelkader djilali tizi ouzou Sidi Abid Echerrif Guentis Sidi Abou AbdAllah Ech Choudi El Halloui Sidi A hmed el Mejdoub Sidi Bel Abbes namesake of Sidi Bel Abbes Sidi Ben Ali Ain el Hout Tlemcen Sidi Ben Ali Nedromah Sidi Ben Azzouz Borj Ben Azzouz Sidi Bicinti el basco Sidi Bou Adjami Sidi Boudarga Sidi Boudjemaa Sidi Brahim Sidi Daoudi Sioud anta El Eubbad es Saffi Sidi En Naceur Sidi Et Toumi Sidi Hamadouche Si ibn Ali Sharif Akbou Sidi Mohammed Ben Omar El Houari Sidi Mohammed bou Semah a Sidi Moh amed Ou l Il afian Sidi Moulebhar Sidi Qadir Sidi Bel Ezrag Sidi Serhane Sidi ghiles tipaza Sidi Soumeymane Ben Abdallah Zaouia de Sidi Benamar Fillaoussenne Sidi Wahhab Sidi Yahia el Aidly Akbou Sidi Yakkout Oulad bel Kacem 13 Tunisia edit In Tunisia Zaouia de Sidi Ben Azzouz Nefta Zaouia de Sidi Bouteffaha Beja Zaouia de Sidi Salah Zlaoui Beja Zaouia de Sidi Abdelkader Beja Zaouia de Sidi Bou Arba Beja Zaouia de Sidi Taieb Beja Zaouia de Sidi Baba Ali Smadhi Beja Zaouia de Sidi Ali El Mekki Zaouia de Sidi El Mazri Monastir Zaouia de Sidi Bou Jaafar Sousse Zaouia de Sidi Abdel Hamid Sousse France edit In France Sidi Bel Hadj El Maafi French Algerian imam and marabout who saved Jews during World War IISee also editTouray Gambian surname indicating descent from a marabout Traditional Berber religionReferences edit Roncoli Carla Kirshen Paul Boom Keith June 2002 Reading the Rains Local Knowledge and Rainfall Forecasting in Burkina Faso Society and Natural Resources 15 2 409 427 doi 10 1080 08941920252866774 S2CID 154758380 Marabouts are Islamic spiritualists who are also believed to have the capacity to foresee but not control the future These spiritualists range from conventional Islamic priests Limam who are versed in the Qu ran and preside over services at local mosques to local healers and diviners who mix Islam with indigenous beliefs and practices Some marabouts practices resemble those of getba with Islamic verses replacing cowries Most marabouts receive gifts or money for their services with the most respected and renowned marabouts drawing substantial income from their practice However these practices are generally disapproved by Islamic disorthodoxy Lamin O Sanneh The Crown and the Turban Muslims and West African Westview Press 1997 ISBN 0 8133 3059 9 Contemporary marabouts Ahmadou Bamba Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke 1853 1927 Aamadu Bamba Mbakke in Wolof Shaykh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥabib Allah in Arabic also known as Khadimu l Rasul or The Servant of the messenger in Arabic and as Serin Tuubaa or Cheikh of Tuubaa in Wolof was a Muslim Sufi religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the large Mouride Brotherhood the Muridiyya See Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba was a mystic and religious leader who produced a prodigious quantity of poems and tracts on meditation rituals work and Qur anic study Politically Ahmadou Bamba led a pacifist struggle against French colonialism while not waging outright war on the French as several prominent Tijaan marabouts had done a b c d e Cruise O Brien D B 1971 The Mourides of Senegal The Political and Economic Organization of an Islamic Brotherhood London U K Oxford University Press pp 263 ISBN 0198216629 Robinson David 2004 Muslim Societies in African History Cambridge U K Cambridge University Press p 187 ISBN 0521826276 Cruise O Brien D B 1975 Saints and Politicians Essays in the organisation of a Senegalese peasant society Cambridge U K Cambridge University Press pp 177 ISBN 9780521205726 Soares Benjamin F 2007 Islam and Muslim Politics in Africa New York City U S A Palgrave Macmillan pp 3 ISBN 9781403979636 a b c Beck Linda J 2001 Reining in the Marabouts Democratization and Local Governance in Senegal African Affairs 100 401 602 doi 10 1093 afraf 100 401 601 Loimeier Roman 2016 Islamic Reform in Twentieth Century Africa Edinburgh U K Edinburgh University Press p 96 ISBN 9780748695430 marabout Britannica Online Encyclopedia LE SOUFISME Problemes de terminologie soufi marabout fakir et derviche from www nuitdorient com 3 April 2003 Exploration scientifique de l Algerie pendant les annees 1840 1841 1842 Volume 5 Imprimerie Nationale Publisher 1848 in French Christian Coulon Pouvoir maraboutique et pouvoir politique au Senegal Paris Universite de Paris 1976 2 vol 594 p These d Etat remaniee et publiee en 1981 sous le titre Le marabout et le prince Islam et pouvoir au Senegal Paris Pedone XII 317 p in French Bassirou Diop Le role joue par les marabouts toucouleurs dans l islamisation du Senegal Dakar Universite de Dakar 1983 Memoire de Maitrise Christopher Harrison France and Islam in West Africa 1860 1960 Cambridge University Press 1988 ISBN 0 521 35230 4 E Westermarck Ritual and Belief in Morocco London 1926 Leonardo Alfonso Villalon Islamic Society and State Power in Senegal Disciples and Citizens in Fatick Cambridge University Press 1995 ISBN 0 521 46007 7 nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Marabout Portals nbsp Religion nbsp Islam nbsp Education nbsp Psychology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marabout amp oldid 1211592086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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