The Ahmadiya reformist order rivaled the older Qadiriya by 1900.

Evidence

Historically, the first Order to be introduced into Somaliland was the Qadiriya, the oldest Order in Islam, founded in Baghdad where its originator Sayyid ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani died in A.D. 1166. It is not yet certain when the Qadiriya came to Somaliland, but by the nineteenth century it was strongly established and had split into two powerful local branches, one associated with the name of Sheikh ‘Abd ar-Rahman Seyla ‘i who died in the Ogaden in 1883, and the other with that of Sheikh Uways Muhammad who was assassinated in 1909. The former branch held sway in the north, in the British Protectorate and the Ogaden; while the latter was entrenched in the Benadir and south of Somalia. The other main Order of importance locally is the Ahmadiya, founded at Mecca in Arabia, by Sayyid Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi (1760–1837). — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 198 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

At first there was considerable resistance to his call, especially on the part of the Qadiriya who resented Sheikh Muhammad’s messianic claims for the Salihiya, and his implication that their Order – whose founder had died so long ago – was no longer endowed with spiritual life and vigour. At the same time, under the new and very modest British rule of the coast, commerce was flourishing (some 70,000 head of sheep were being exported annually to Aden) and many of the traders and merchants of Berbera consequently were too content with their prosperity and too intent on improving it further to listen to Sheikh Muhammad’s uncompromising message. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Qadiriya and Ahmadiya orders divided Somali religious affiliation by 1900 — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 198; Prosperity and Qadiriya rivalry initially blocked Sheikh Muhammad’s jihad call — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207

Related

• The Qadiriya and Ahmadiya orders divided Somali religious affiliation by 1900 (similarity 0.96)
• Prosperity and Qadiriya rivalry initially blocked Sheikh Muhammad’s jihad call (similarity 0.89)
• The militant Salihiya order provided the banner for Muhammad Abdille Hassan’s anti-colonial campaign. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• The Qadiriya and Ahmadiya orders divided Somali religious affiliation by 1900 #corroborates (0.85) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 198
• Prosperity and Qadiriya rivalry initially blocked Sheikh Muhammad’s jihad call #expands (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 207