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al-Sanūsī: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Grand al-Sanūsī • Sīdī Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sanūsī al-Mujāhirī al-Ḥasanī al-Idrīsī
Born c.1787 • Algeria
Died September 7, 1859 • Al-Jaghbūb • Libya
Founder Sanūsiyyah
Subjects Of Study Sanūsiyyah
Idris I
Idris I
king of Libya