The Soriya was the name given to the party from the mid-18th century that supported the successors of the war leader

Ibrahim Sori Ibrahima Sori Barry Mawdo or Ibrahim Sori (died c. 1784) was a Fula leader of the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea in West Africa from around 1751 to 1784. Background In the second half of the 18th century a militant Islamic mov ...

first cousin of the

jihad Jihad (; ar, جهاد, jihād ) is an Arabic word which literally means "striving" or "struggling", especially with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it can refer to almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with Go ...

leader Karamoko Alfa in the

Imamate of Futa Jallon The Imamate of Futa Jallon or Jalon ( ar, إمامة فوتة جالون; fuf, Fuuta Jaloo or ' ) was a West African theocratic state based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad ...

in what is now Guinea. They contended with the clerical group, the '' Alfaya'', who supported the successors of the

leader Karamoko Alfa. The rivalry between the two groups continued into the 20th century in Guinea.

References

Citations Sources * Islam in Guinea Defunct political parties in Guinea {{Guinea-party-stub