Grand Magal of Touba

The Grand Magal of Touba is the annual religious pilgrimage of the Senegalese Mouride Brotherhood, one of the four Islamic Sufi orders of Senegal. On the 18th of Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar, pilgrims gather in the holy Mouride city of Touba to celebrate the life and teachings of Amadou Bamba, the founder of the brotherhood.[1]

The Grand Magal has been recognized as "one of the most popular pilgrimages in the world," with over 3 million participating in 2011.[2] The pilgrimage dates back to 1928 (one year after Bamba's death) and commemorates his 1895 exile to Gabon by the French colonial government.[3]

  1. ^ Bava, Sophie; Gueye, Cheikh (September 1, 2001). "Le grand magal de Touba: exil prophétique, migration et pèlerinage au sein du mouridisme" (PDF). Social Compass. 48 (3): 421–438. doi:10.1177/003776801048003008. ISSN 0037-7686. S2CID 143672096.
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