Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal

The three largest are:

• The Xaadir (Qadriyya)[?], the oldest, originally founded by the Sufi mystic Abdul Qadir al-Jilani[?] in the 12th Century, now pan-Islamic, spread to Senegal in the 18th Century.
• The Tijaans (Tidianes)[?], the largest in membership, founded by the Algerian marabout Al-Tijaniyya[?] who called himself a Prophet of Al'lah and more.
• The Mourides, the richest and most active, founded by marabout Amadou Bamba[?] (1850-1927) of French West Africa, now Senegal.