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Amadou Bamba
Senegalese Sufi leader (1853–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ahmadu Bamba Mbacke (Arabic: أحمدو بامبا مباك, 1853–1927)[1] also known to followers as the Servant of the Messenger (Arabic: خادِم الرسول, romanized: Khādim al-Rasūl) and Serigne Touba or "Sheikh of Touba", was a Sufi saint and religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the large Mouride Brotherhood (the Muridiyya).
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Quick Facts Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, Born ...
Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke | |
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![]() Bamba (ca. 1913) | |
Born | 1853 |
Died | 1927 (aged 73–74) |
Resting place | Touba |
Title | Sufi saint (Wali) |
Parent(s) | Maam Mor Anta Saly Mbacke and Mame Diarra Bousso |
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Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba produced poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Quranic study. He led a pacifist struggle against the French colonial empire travelling across the Atlantic Ocean while not waging outright war on the French like several prominent Tijani marabouts had done.