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Serigne Mbacké | |
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Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood | |
Preceded by | Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké |
Succeeded by | Serigne Mountakha Mbacké |
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Born | Senegal | July 11, 1924
Died | January 9, 2018 Touba, Senegal | (aged 93)
Serigne Mbacké (July 11, 1924 – January 9, 2018) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the Caliph of the Mouride movement, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from July 1, 2010, until his death on January 9, 2018.[1]
Serigne was the son of Sufi saint and religious leader Sheikh Amadou Bamba.
References
[edit]- ^ Mbacke, Saliou (January 2016). The Mouride Order (PDF). World Faiths Development Dialogue. Georgetown University: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
Category:Mouride caliphs
Category:People from Touba, Senegal
Category:20th-century caliphs