The Sammaniyya tariqa arrived in Sudan in the late 18th century, founded by Sheikh Mohammad Ibn Abdul Karim As-Samman. It was brought to Sudan by Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib Wad al.Bashir, who had been initiated by As-Samman while on pilgrimage. Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib taught and initiated people in Sudan according to the principles of As-Samman, gaining popularity. Through Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib's leadership, Sudanese Sufism saw a renewal of practices and philosophy, introducing new concepts. The tariqa came to be known as tariqa al .Tayyibia al.Sam
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The Sammaniyya tariqa arrived in Sudan in the late 18th century, founded by Sheikh Mohammad Ibn Abdul Karim As-Samman. It was brought to Sudan by Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib Wad al.Bashir, who had been initiated by As-Samman while on pilgrimage. Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib taught and initiated people in Sudan according to the principles of As-Samman, gaining popularity. Through Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib's leadership, Sudanese Sufism saw a renewal of practices and philosophy, introducing new concepts. The tariqa came to be known as tariqa al .Tayyibia al.Sam
The Sammaniyya tariqa arrived in Sudan in the late 18th century, founded by Sheikh Mohammad Ibn Abdul Karim As-Samman. It was brought to Sudan by Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib Wad al.Bashir, who had been initiated by As-Samman while on pilgrimage. Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib taught and initiated people in Sudan according to the principles of As-Samman, gaining popularity. Through Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib's leadership, Sudanese Sufism saw a renewal of practices and philosophy, introducing new concepts. The tariqa came to be known as tariqa al .Tayyibia al.Sam
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The Sammaniyya tariqa arrived in Sudan in the late 18th century, founded by Sheikh Mohammad Ibn Abdul Karim As-Samman. It was brought to Sudan by Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib Wad al.Bashir, who had been initiated by As-Samman while on pilgrimage. Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib taught and initiated people in Sudan according to the principles of As-Samman, gaining popularity. Through Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib's leadership, Sudanese Sufism saw a renewal of practices and philosophy, introducing new concepts. The tariqa came to be known as tariqa al .Tayyibia al.Sam
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The Sammaniyya tariqa arrived in Sudan in the second half of the
18th century. This tariqa was named after its founder, master Sheikh Mohammad Ibn Abdul Karim As-Samman{1133-1189A.H-1739-1775 A.C}.The lineage of Sheikh As-Samman shows he was a descendant of Sayyidi Abu-Baker al-Sidiq, the first man on earth to believe in the message of Islam. In the Sufi path Sheikh As-amman was a student of master Sheikh Mustafa - Ibn Kamal Din al-Bakri, the founder of the Khalwatiyya tariqa. Moreover, he was initiated into the Gadiriya tariqa at the hand of Sheikh Mohammad Tahir al-Kurdi.
The Sammaniyya tariqa was brought to Sudan by the renowned –
mugadid- master Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib Wad al.Bashir {1155-1742/3 -1239-1824 AH} who had been initiated by As-Samman himself while on pilgrimage to Median, the home of the prophet Mohammed (Pbuh). He had been initiated into five tariqas, among these the most famous one was the Qadiriyya. It was stated that he was very concerned with spreading the Qadiriyya teachings after spending seven years with his sheikh, the gnostic –alarif- As-Samman. During his time there Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib had studied different types of Islamic and Arabic sciences. Upon his arrival from the Hejaz, master Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib settled in Um- marih-40km north of Omdurman-a place from which he started to teach and to initiate people into the Sufi path, according to the tenets and principles of the Sheikh As-amman. His tariqa gained wide popularity especially in the Gezira area, where the new teachings of Sammaniyya attracted many of the Gadiriyya sheikhs to the new style of the tariqa. Also, the personality of master Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib had really impressed many previous Qadiri sheikhs, drawing them to the fold of Sammaniyya. Among the famous Qadiri sheikhs who came to be initiated into Sammaniyya were Sheikh Ahmed al.Basir (d.1829), Sheikh Mohammad Tom wad Bannaqa (d.1851) and master Sheikh al.Gurashi wad Azain (d.1878). The latter was a student of master Sheikh al. Basir and later came to be the teacher of the Imam al.Mahdi. Through the coming of the Sammaniyya tariqa (which was identified by some historians as a reform) a new spirit was infused into Sudanese Sufism. The pioneering leadership of Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib, better known in Sudan as al.Ghauz, led to renewal not only of the practical aspects of God remembrance- ziker and songs of praise (madih)- but also to the philosophy of Sufism. For the first time Sudanese Sufi literature came to be identified comprehensively with some new Sufi concepts such as alnur al Muhammad, wuhdat alwegud (unity of existence), fana (passing away) etc. and practically, may Allah pleased him, the Sheikh expressed these views in his masterpiece al hikam-the book of wisdom. Master Sheikh Ahmed Ateyyib wad al.Bashir is a descendant of Abasi on his father's side, and through his grandmother descended from al.sayyida Fatima, the daughter of the prophet (pbuh). Finally, and because of his pioneering and significant role in the tariqa, the tariqa came to be known as tariqa al .Tayyibia al.Sammaniyya and in Sudan it is the largest tariqa with adherents numbering in the millions.