Amadou Bamba
Sheikh Amadou Bamba | |
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Bamba, ca. 1913 | |
| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 1927 (aged 73–74) |
| Resting place | Touba |
| Title | Sufi saint (Wali) |
| Parent | Mame Diarra Bousso |
Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1853–1927), also known to followers as the Servant of the Messenger (Arabic: خادِم الرسول, romanized: Khādim al-Rasūl) and Serigne Touba or "Sheikh of Touba", was a Sufi saint and religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood (the Muridiyya).
Sheikh Amadou produced poems and tracts on meditation, rituals, work, and Quranic study. He led a pacifist struggle against the French colonial empire travelling across the Atlantic Ocean while not waging outright war on the French like several prominent Tijani marabouts had done.