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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 02 Jul 2010 : 20:15:58
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May Allah (SWT) grant him Jannah. Ameen.
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Senegal mourns death of Mouride brotherhood leader
Thursday, 1 July 2010
 Bara Falilou Mbacke was the sixth caliph of the brotherhood
The spiritual leader of Senegal's richest and most powerful Muslim brotherhood, the Mourides, has died.
Bara Falilou Mbacke was the grandson of the sect's founder, and he died of natural causes at the age of 85.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend ceremonies in the holy city of Touba to mourn his death.
The Mourides have an influential role in Senegalese politics with many politicians seeking their endorsement during elections.
Falilou Mbacke was the sixth caliph and took over the group's leadership two years ago.
Peanuts and street hawkers
Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye announced his death on state radio on Thursday morning.
He called his passing a "very great loss for all the nation", AFP news agency reports.
President Abdoulaye Wade is a Mouride and is expected to attend the mourning ceremonies.
The late caliph will be succeeded by his 84-year-old cousin Cheikh Maty Leye Mbacke, also a grandson of the founder Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke.
He started the brotherhood in 1883 and it has gone on to become one of the biggest religious communities in Senegal.
The sect has a philosophy of working hard and self-help.
Many of the street traders in Paris, Rome and New York are Mourides - they save money, to help pay the fares of fellow disciples, who then repay the loan.
The Mourides also dominate the groundnut industry, which is one of Senegal's biggest sectors.
Source: BBC
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 04 Jul 2010 : 20:26:08
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| Praises to The Mouride brotherhood for putting religion in context and bringing it closer to everyday reality |
Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
Edited by - Janko on 04 Jul 2010 20:26:41 |
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tamsier
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Jul 2010 : 03:42:22
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This has been foretold by the high priests and priestesses at the xoy cerermony especially by Khane Joof - one of the first to spoke about it. ''What I foresee for the leader of the Mourides - at Touba this year has troubled me greatly. It has trouble me a lot. I know this place [Fatick] is a holy place and a place of prayer and anyone of us who speak must speak about good, but I would like to come back on this later''. Khane Joof and many of the priests of course came back and foretold death.
Personally, no matter what my views about his family and his organisation, I don't wish him death. So I join in saying may he rest in peace.
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