 Mouride

The Mouride brotherhood (, "aṭ-Ṭarīqat al-Murīdiyyah" or simply , "al-Murīdiyyah") is a large "tariqa" (Sufi order) most prominent in Senegal and The Gambia with headquarters in the city of Touba, Senegal, which is a holy city for the order.Adherents are called Mourides, from the Arabic word "murīd" (literally "one who desires"), a term used generally in Sufism to designate a disciple of a spiritual guide.The beliefs and practices of the Mourides constitute Mouridism.