maraboutism

Among Kabyle Muslims, the main tradition is Maraboutism,.

One of the dominant characteristics of Islam in North Africa was the cult of holy men, or maraboutism.

Fundamentalist reformism, which "criticizes the tradition, the commentaries, popular religious practices (maraboutism, the cult of saints)", deviations, and superstitions; it aims to return to the founding texts.

Islamic practice in the Western Sahara is frequently characterized by maraboutism, the veneration of religious figures and the tombs in which they are believed to be interred.