Serigne touba biography books
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Amadou Bamba
Senegalese Sufi leader (1853–1927)
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).
Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba produced poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Quranic study.
Serigne touba biography books
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 Tijanimarabouts had done.
Early life and background
Amadou was born on the outskirts of 1270 A.H.
(around 1853 A.D.) in the village of Mbacké (Mbàkke Bawol in Wolof) in Baol. He was born into a family with an ancient Islamic tradition, which had nevertheless maintained close relations and alliances with royal dynasties such