Editing Mouride (section)

===Dahiras===
''Dahiras'' are a unique institution of the Senegalese Sufi model which connect followers of a particular marabout or order in an association.<ref>{{cite journal | last= Villalón |first=Leonardo Alfonso |date=1999 |title=Generational Changes, Political Stagnation, and the Evolving Dynamics of Religion and Politics in Senegal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4187287 |journal=Africa Today |volume=46 |issue=3/4 |pages=134|doi=10.2979/AFT.1999.46.3-4.128 |jstor=4187287 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> They are often based on shared allegiances to a particular marabout or common geographical location, for example, a neighborhood or city-specific dahira.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bava|first=Sophie|title=The Mouride Dahira: Between Marseille and Touba|journal=ISIM Newsletter|date=August 2001|pages=7|url=https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/17529/ISIM_8_The_Mouride_Dahira_between_Marseille_and_Touba.pdf;jsessionid=1D70597C3F726E8BF47DF6A7420D73D7?sequence=1|access-date=2011-09-19}}</ref> Other dahiras bring together followers belonging to the same age, gender, occupation, or school, linking them across Senegal and even abroad.<ref>{{cite journal | last= Beck |first=Linda J. |date=2001 |title=Reigning in the Marabouts? Democratization and Local Governance in Senegal |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/100.401.601 |journal=African Affairs |volume=100 |issue=401 |pages=606–607|doi=10.1093/afraf/100.401.601 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> A key example of this is the ''Hizbut-Tarqiyyah'', which brought together Mouride students and alumni of the [[University of Dakar]].{{sfn|Villalón|1999|p=138}} Notably many Mouride dahiras name the Grand Marabout as their patron and thereby avoid allegiance to a specific marabout inside the order.{{sfn|Beck|2001|p=606-607}}

Dahiras first appeared in urban areas as religious solidarity and [[Mutual aid society|mutual aid]] groups to tackle the issues of urban migrants but have since spread across the country to rural areas as well.{{sfn|Beck|2001|p=606}} Next to providing a community of like-minded Mourides, they help facilitate the participation of members at important festivals and help raise funds for sudden expenses which individuals may be unable to cover themselves, such as funeral costs.{{sfn|Villalón|2006|p=158-159}}