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The Sons of Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba
Following are some of the sons of Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba whom
we will present to our noble readers. Understandably, these
bio-sketches do not do justice to these holy individuals as
an entire book could be written on each of them. From Shaykh
Moustapha who, during the great depression, struggled to make
a bold achievement that will last a lifetime, to Shaykh Mourtada
who engages himself on a perpetual peaceful holy war to raise
the flag of Islam throughout the Continents, all the children
of Shaykh Ahmad Bamba have played monumental role in the socio-economic
development of Senegal, as well as in its educational and cultural
level.
Therefore, throughout the following pages, we will simply glimpse
at their life story while begging our readers to forgive us
for our shortcomings.
Shaykh Mouhamadoul Moustapha Mackey
He was born on a Friday night in the year 1305 after the
hijra in Darou Salam corresponding to 1888.
He was a man of great knowledge in all of the Islamic
branches. He took over the khilafa after Shaykh Ahmadou
Bamba in the month of July 1927. He undertook the difficult
task of constructing the Mosque of Touba during the great
depression, of raising the great murid family and of uniting
the community while keeping the line of communication
with the French colonialists during the second World War
among other things. He secured and guided the construction
of the railway system, which enabled the transportation
of the building materials of the great from Diourbel to
Touba. He passed away in 1945 at the age of 59. May Allah
be pleased with him.
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Shaykh Mouhamadoul Fadil Mbacke
 He
was born in March 1889 on a Friday night 6 months after
his older brother Shaykh Moustapha, he likewise was a
man of great piety, knowledge and asceticism, as well
as a skilled poet He was profoundly attached to discipleship,
which he often described as the sole ladder uplifting
the creature to the heavenly y doors. He took over the
construction of the Mosque, which was one of his father's
deepest wishes. He was the center of attraction of man
from all walks of life
Due to his extreme generosity in material as well as spiritual
matters, he took over the Khilafa in 1945, which he conducted
in a dignified manner till he passed away in 1968 at the
age of 82 or 83 according to some. May Allah be pleased
with him.
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Shaykh Mouhamadou Lamine Mbacke
Born in 1890 and younger brother of Shaykh Moustapha (being
from the same mother), he lost his mother when he was
suckling, it was Shaykh Mouhammadou Fadil's mother who
completed his period of suckling. Known probably as one
of Bamba's most mystical son, he performed wonders of
many kinds that would not be fit to be written in a bio-sketch
like this. Wrote books of profound meanings, among which
some dealt with the sacred meaning of the Qur'an others
with the divine attributes. He taught his disciples asceticism,
piety and the attachment to the Qur'an reading. He never
lived to be khalife as he passed away in 1935 or 36 according
to others at the age of 46. May Allah be pleased with
him.
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Shaykh Mouhamadoul Bachir Mbacke
Born in 1893 and forth oldest son, he was know to have
the privilege to have studied most of his life under his
father as an adolescent. As an accomplished writer, he
wrote books on his father's life story, on Islamic jurisprudence
as well as on tawhid and tasawwouf, which he practiced
extensively. He was known to be a great debater who often,
was surrounded by great and famous Mauritanian scholars
with whom he discussed hidden secrets about the intricate
meaning of some of his father's writings. He never lived
to be a khalife as he passed away in 1966 or 1967 at the
age of 73; May Allah be pleased with him.
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Shaykh Abdou Rahmane Mbacke
Born in 1907, he was basically around his father who had
just returned from the second exile in Mauritania. Like
his older brother Shaykh Mouhamadou Lamine, he was a great
mystic. He founded the village of Darou Rahmane where
he basically had gardens bearing all kinds of imaginable
fruits; And he also had his own running lake where fishing
took place, he also cultivated rice in the gardens extracted
oil from the peanuts, had sugar cans and so on. He was
a deep sufi who didn't marry until 1945-46; He did not
lived to be a Khalife as he passed away in 1960. Amazingly
the lake dried and the gardens stopped yielding fruits
soon after he passed away .May Allah be pleased with him.
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Shaykh Abdoul Ahad Mbacke
Born in 1914, he was basically raised like the rest of
his younger brothers by their older brother Shaykh Moustapha
Mbacke. He was of extreme eloquence as he gave discourses
embellished with qur'anic references. He has revolutionized
the city of Touba by undertaking a number of projects
successfully such as the renovation and extension of the
Mosque, the international calling line, the construction
of roads but most importantly the banning of the selling
of alcohol, cigarettes and indecent behaviors in the holy
city of Touba. He took over the khilafa in 1968 until
he passed away in 1988. May Allah be pleased with him.
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Shaykh Abdoul Khadir Mbacke
Born in November 1914, he was a man of extreme piety and
profound devotion to God, endowed with a great knowledge
of the law Sharia and the truth Haqiqa. It is known to
many community members that upon his birth, his father
charged Shaykh Ibrahim to spread the news after having
told him that whomever gazes upon the missionary (the
person responsible for spreading the news about the birth
of the child) will be admitted in Paradise. . Commonly
called Imam of the Imams, he was known for having lead
the Friday prayers in the mosque of Touba from 1968 to
1989 He took the khalifa in 1988 for only eleven months
before passing away. He was a genuine saint who rejected
all forms of blameful innovations. May Allah be
please with him.
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Shaykh Salih Mbacke
Born in May 1915, he was the third or fourth born child
from a mother whose children died at birth. In fact, it
is known to some that Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba said that this
one (Shaykh Salih) would stay long. He is known for being
the personification of those great Sufi ascetics we read
in history books, and their habits (sober diet, meditation,
contemplation, detachment, etc), but never get to see;
he cultivates the farms like no one does and have a tremendous
love for children. He throughout his farms, feeds, clothes,
shelters over 7000 students ranging from 4 to 19 or older
and pays the salaries of over 200 teachers who teach Qur'an
to those children. He likewise did the renovation of the
great mosque of Touba by covering it with marble. He is
the current khalife who is 86 years and is extremely active.
May he continue to guide and lead us for many years to
come in sound body, mind and spirit. Amin.
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Shaykh Shouayb Mbacke
He was the younger brother of Shaykh Abdoul Ahad(being from
the same mother) born two or three years after him, he traveled
often in the 30's. As he was away upon the passing away of his
older brother Shaykh Moustapha, he inflicted punishment upon
himself from 1945 to 1989, by never traveling out of Touba (Roughly
six square kilometers). He was a genuine saint of complete detachment,
extremely pious, strict, and severe in the way he upheld the
law (sharia). Among the books he wrote, is counted the much-celebrated
Qurratul Ayni, (a true guide to piety).He never lived to be
khalife. As he passed away in 1989, many of the older people
likened his life style to that of the prophet Shouayb. May Allah
be pleased with him.
Mouhamadou Mourtada
 Born
in 1924 or 1920 according to others in Ndame near Touba, he
was raised by Shaykh Moustapha who traveled with him often and
made sure he completed the memorization of Holy Qu'ran. He likewise
traveled and continues to travel extensively today. He founded
the Al Azhar School system in the early 50's, which he did out
of the yield of his own labor that school system flourished
today throughout Senegal in which ten of thousands of students
attend. this year marks the 12th anniversary of his US visits
in which he has a school project and an Islamic center.
He travels extensively in Europe also where a number of Islamic
conferences take place during his annual visits in France, Italy,
Spain, Germany and Switzerland where he exhorts the Islamic
communities to struggle against ignorance and all forms of evils
of society.
May Allah continue to grace us with his presence for many years
to come
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