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Title: | The Kunta, Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti, and the office of shaykh al Tariqa'l-Qadiriyya |
Author: | Batran, A.A. |
Book title: | Studies in West African Islamic history |
Year: | 1979 |
Pages: | 113-114 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Morocco West Africa |
Subjects: | Kunta Sufism biographies (form) |
About person: | Sidi al-Mukhtar al Kunti (1729-1811) |
Abstract: | This paper is divided into three sections. The first discusses the origin, dispersal and history of the Kunta, the ethnic group of which Sidi al-Mukhtar was a member. The second describes his early life and studies. The final part concerns his role as holder of the office, Shaykh al Tarìqa'l-Qàdiriyya (the highest office within the Sufi hierarchy). Append., ref. |