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{{Sufism}} The '''Layene''' (also spelled Layène, Layenne, or Layeen)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Laborde|first=Cécile|title=La Confrérie layenne et les Lébou du Sénégal: Islam et culture tradtionnelle.|publisher=Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux: Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV|year=1994|location=Bordeaux|language=French}}</ref> is a religious [[Sufi brotherhood|brotherhood]] of [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Muslims]] based in [[Senegal]] and founded in 1884 by [[Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye|Seydina Limamou Laye]] (1844-1909),<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Glover |first=John |date=2013 |title=The Prophet Muhammad Reincarnated and His Son, Jesus: Re-centering Islam among the Layenne of Senegal |journal=Journal of Historical Geography |volume=42 |pages=24-35}}</ref> who was born Limamou Thiaw. It is notable for its belief that their founder was the [[Mahdi]] (the reincarnation of [[Muhammad]]), and that his son, Seydina Issa Rouhou Laye, was the reincarnation of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Glover|first=John|date=2013|title=The Prophet Muhammad Reincarnated and His Son, Jesus: Re-centering Islam among the Layenne of Senegal.|journal=Journal of Historical Geography|volume=42|pages=24-35}}</ref>
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