Regraga
Sign in to saveRegraga (; ) is a historic Masmuda Berber tribal confederation and religious brotherhood (Tariqa) located in the Chiadma region of Morocco. Historically recognized as the "First Believers" of the Maghreb, the Regraga are famous for their annual 40-day pilgrimage, the Daour, which attracts millions of visitors and serves as a major socio-economic engine for the Essaouira Province.
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10 sectionsContents
- History and Origins
- The Masmuda Connection
- Christian and Arian Pre-History
- The Legend of the Seven Saints
- The Seven Saints (Genealogy)
- Geography: Jbel Lahdid
- Sufism and The Daour
- The 40-Day Pilgrimage (The Round)
- References
- External links
Regraga (; ) is a historic Masmuda Berber tribal confederation and religious brotherhood (Tariqa) located in the Chiadma region of Morocco. Historically recognized as the "First Believers" of the Maghreb, the Regraga are famous for their annual 40-day pilgrimage, the Daour, which attracts millions of visitors and serves as a major socio-economic engine for the Essaouira Province.
Unlike typical Sufi orders founded by a single sheikh, the Regraga derive their authority from a collective group of ancestors known as the "Seven Saints" (Sebâatou Rijal), who are said to have converted to Islam directly from the Prophet Muhammad before the Arab conquest of North Africa.
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