Medina Baay Research Association

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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 10:00 Joseph Hill
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Medina Baay mosque, near completion of its renovation, 2009Medina Baay (written in French as “Médina Baye”) is a center of Islamic learning and Sufi practice on the outskirts of Kaolack, Senegal established in 1930 by Shaykh ᵓIbrāhīm Ñas (1900-1975), a leader of the Tijānī Sufi order who has millions of followers worldwide. Ñas is known to Senegalese disciples as “Baay” (“Father,” written “Baye” in French). The Medina Baay Research Association (originally called the Medina Baay Historical and Social Research Committee) conducts and presents research on the history and current dimensions of Shaykh ᵓIbrāhīm's disciples worldwide. The Association began its research in 2004, founded by anthropologist Joseph Hill and residents of Medina Baay, and since then its members have conducted research sporadically.

Our research consists of several activities:


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Medina Baay and Baay Ñas

Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54 Joseph Hill
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Medina Baay (spelled “Médina Baye” in French), a neighborhood on the northeast edge of the city of Kawlax in Senegal, is the headquarters of the “’Ibrāhīmiyyah” branch of the Tijāniyyah Ṣūfī order and was founded by ’Ibrāhīm Ñas, usually called “Baay Ñas” in Wolof (“Baye Niass” or “Ibrahima Niass” in French). In Arabic, “Medina Baay” literally means "The City of Baay," but it also draws a parallel between Baay Ñas’s (spelled “Baye Niass” in French) refuge here in 1930 and that of Muḥammad in the Arabian city of al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah.
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Medinabaay.org came back on line on September 10, 2009, at least sort of. Our archives are still awaiting a server, but the Medina Baay Research Association will report here on its ongoing fieldwork, findings, and observations. Please stay tuned as we redesign the site and reorganize our archive of interviews, meeting transcriptions, photos, manuscripts, videos, and so on.