How Long to Read Fighting the Greater Jihad

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighting the Greater Jihad?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Fighting the Greater Jihad by Cheikh Anta Babou

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Senegal, the Muridiyya, a large Islamic Sufi order, is the single most influential religious organization, including among its numbers the nation’s president. Yet little is known of this sect in the West. Drawn from a wide variety of archival, oral, and iconographic sources in Arabic, French, and Wolof, Fighting the Greater Jihad offers an astute analysis of the founding and development of the order and a biographical study of its founder, Cheikh Ahmadu Bamba Mbakke. Cheikh Anta Babou explores the forging of Murid identity and pedagogy around the person and initiative of Amadu Bamba as well as the continuing reconstruction of this identity by more recent followers. He makes a compelling case for reexamining the history of Muslim institutions in Africa and elsewhere in order to appreciate believers’ motivation and initiatives, especially religious culture and education, beyond the narrow confines of political collaboration and resistance. Fighting the Greater Jihad also reveals how religious power is built at the intersection of genealogy, knowledge, and spiritual force, and how this power in turn affected colonial policy. Fighting the Greater Jihad will dramatically alter the perspective from which anthropologists, historians, and political scientists study Muslim mystical orders.

How long is Fighting the Greater Jihad?

Fighting the Greater Jihad by Cheikh Anta Babou is 319 pages long, and a total of 82,621 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighting the Greater Jihad Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 31 minutes to read Fighting the Greater Jihad aloud.

What Reading Level is Fighting the Greater Jihad?

Fighting the Greater Jihad is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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