Muslims Beyond the Arab World
Subtitle: The Odyssey of Ajami and the Muridiyya
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780190279868
Subjects: Muslims, africa
Description: Muslims beyond the Arab World explores the tradition of writing African languages using the Arabic script 'Ajami and the rise of the Muridiyya order of Islamic Sufi in Senegal. The book demonstrates how the development of 'Ajami and the flourishing of the Muridiyya are entwined.