بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following was compiled from various sources from amongst the muridun of Shaykh Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdullah Niyas al-Kawlakhi ( q.s. ). Shaykh Ibrahim Niyas ( q.s. ), as the name is transliterated here from the Arabic, is more commonly known “Ibrahim Niass”. It also written as “Ibrahima Niasse” in French, and “Ibrayima Nas” in Wolof. Formally, he is Shaykh al-Islam al-Haj Ibrahim ibn al-Haj ‘Abdullah at-Tijani al-Kawlakhi Niyas ( q.s. ) in Arabic. He was a major leader of the Tijani Sufi order in West Africa. His followers in the Senegambia region affectionately refer to him in Wolof as “ Baye ”, or “Father”. He is the founder of the Ibrahimiyyah branch of the Tijaniyyah . In Arabic, we designate ourselves as the people of al-Faydhah at-Tijaniyyah , “The Divine Flood of the Tijani”. In Wolof, the Tijani of Senegal call themselves Talibe Baye , meaning “Disciples of Baye ”. Outsiders often refer to his disciples as Naseen , w
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