Senussi order
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The Senussi order is a Sunni Islamic Sufi movement founded in the 19th century in North Africa that became a major religious, social, and political force in Libya, ultimately providing the royal family of the Kingdom of Libya.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi order
ⓘ
Sunni Islamic movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | United Kingdom during World War II ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sanusi order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senusiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Senussi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bannedIn | Libya under Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Quran and Sunnah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ moderation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPlace | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| hasCreed | Ash‘ari theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIdeology | Sunni orthodoxy with Sufi spirituality ⓘ |
| hasLegalSchool | Maliki school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainOrientation | Sufism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
political movement
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualCenter |
Al-Jaghbub zawiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaghbub NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyLedBy |
Ahmad al-Sharif al-Sanusi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idris al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of modern Libya ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
al-Mahdi al-Sanusi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Sayyid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | al-Sanusi family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
excessive Sufi ritualism
ⓘ
popular religious innovations (bid‘a) ⓘ |
| organizedAs | network of zawiyas ⓘ |
| originRegion | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Libyan resistance against Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfActivity |
Cyrenaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedRuler | Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedRoyalFamilyOf | Kingdom of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBranchOf | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resisted |
French colonial expansion in the Sahara
ⓘ
Italian colonization of Libya ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Idris I of Libya