Serigne Saliou Mbacké
Serigne Saliou Mbacké , also Serigne Bara Faliou Mbacké (* May 1915 , † December 28, 2007 in Touba , Senegal ) was a Senegalese caliph and religious leader of the Mourids .
Life
Serigne Saliou Mbacké became the fifth caliph of the Mourids in 1990, a so-called “ marabout ”. He was the son of Sheikh Amadou Bamba , who founded the Sufi brotherhood ( Tariqa ) Muridiyya in Senegal in 1883 and is venerated as a saint by the Mourids .
Serigne Saliou Mbacké was an influential advisor to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and was considered one of the 100 most influential Africans according to French magazine Jeune Afrique . The development of Touba from a provincial city to the second largest city in Senegal is due to his influence. The members of the Mourids could owe him a certain wealth; he built numerous Islamic schools and mainly financed agricultural projects.
He died in Touba, the center of the Mourids in Senegal. Touba was founded in the 19th century by Amadou Bamba, whose grave is in the Great Mosque of Touba . The death was an event of national importance for Senegal. The radios have interrupted their programs, President Abdoulaye Wade , himself Mouride, was present at the funeral prayer in the Grand Mosque and ordered a three-day state mourning, an unprecedented decision at the death of a religious leader.
He was succeeded by his nephew Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké , first grandson of Amadou Bamba.
Web links
- "Senegal's powerful Mouride caliph dies at 92" , Reuters, December 30, 2007
- "FACTBOX: Senegal's powerful Mourides have global reach" , Reuters, December 29, 2007
- "Senegal brotherhood leader dies," BBC News, Dec 29, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ Senegalese Islamic leader dies ( Memento of March 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Al Jazeera , December 30, 2007
- ^ Décès du chef de la confrérie des Mourides au Sénégal , grioo.com, December 30, 2007
- ↑ Seydou Madani Sy, 2009: Les régimes politiques sénégalais de l'indépendance à l'alternance politique ... , p. 323 in the Google book search, on the relationship between Wade and the Mourid brotherhoods
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mbacké, Serigne Saliou |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mbacké, Serigne Bara Faliou |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 5. Caliph of the Sufi Brotherhood |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 2007 |
| Place of death | Touba , Senegal |