SUFISM DA’AWA AND MODERNITY IN THE CIRCLE OF JAMĀʿAT AL-FAYḌAH AT-TIJANIYA IN NIGERIA

Dahir Lawan Muaz

Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Proceedings, International Seminar Da'wah and Communication 2022

Dahir Lawan Muaz

Last modified: 2022-08-30

Abstract

This study aims to provide an example of how Jamaat alfaydah in northern Nigeria have responded to the challenges modernity through their leadership fatwa and activities, and how they transformed traditional Sufism in Northern Nigeria. By inventing new Da’awa techniques, accepting mass media for da’awa and establishing sort of new educational schools alongside traditional Qur’anic ones.

Keywords

Alfaydah Congregation; Da'awa; Sufism; modernity

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