Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse
Great Imam of Médina Baye
About Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse
Born 1955. Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse is a Senegalese tijaniyya.
Sheikh Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse (born 1955) is the spiritual leader of the Tijaniyya Sufi order. The Tijaniyya is the largest Sufi order in Western Africa and its leader is responsible for nearly 300 million Sufi adherents.
Early life and education Cisse is the second son of Ali Cisse and Fatima Zahra Niasse, daughter of Ibrahim Niass, a major leader of the Tijānī Sufi order. He studied under his father, Ali, and grandfather Ibrahim in Senegal, focusing mostly on Arabic literature and poetry.
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Who is Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse?
Great Imam of Médina Baye
When was Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse born?
Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse was born in 1955.
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Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse is a tijaniyya.
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Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse is Senegalese.
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