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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 |
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. 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.
- ^ Ngom, Fallou (2009-01-01). "Aḥmadou Bamba's Pedagogy and the Development of 'Ajamī Literature". African Studies Review. 52 (1): 99–123. doi:10.1353/arw.0.0156. JSTOR 27667424. S2CID 143667897.