Madar (Nouakchott) - The General Caliphate of the Qadiriya Sufi order in West Africa opened a scholarly seminar in Nouakchott on Saturday evening, 14 November 2026, ahead of launching its preaching tour of several countries in the region, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
A spokesman for the order's Caliph General said the tour will begin on 19 November and run until 11 January 2027, passing through several Qadiri centres across Senegal and ending in the capital Dakar, according to the same source.
He described the tour as a long-standing spiritual and social tradition meant to renew ties between the Caliph and the order's followers through scholarly and dhikr gatherings, sessions of praise for the Prophet and Quran recitation.
The secretary general of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Original Education said the choice of Mauritania as the tour's starting point reflects the depth of the spiritual and historical ties between the peoples of the region, adding that the ministry stands ready to support initiatives to spread knowledge.
The seminar aims, according to the agency, to highlight the religious, scholarly and educational role of the Qadiriya and to present its scholarly and Sufi heritage.
The opening was attended by the order's Caliph General, Senegal's ambassador to Mauritania, administrative and security authorities of Nouakchott South, and leaders of Qadiriya followers' associations in Nouakchott and Senegal.
