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Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké

Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké

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Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké (Serigne Abdu Qadr Mbacke; Wolof: Sëriñ Abdu Xaadir Mbàkke; 1914-1990) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the fourth Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from 1989 until his death in 1990.[1] He was the son of Sufi saint and religious leader Sheikh Amadou Bamba.

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Life

Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké was born in 1914 at Daaru Alimul Kabir in Ndame, Senegal to Amadou Bamba (father) and Soxna Aminata Bousso (mother). He had the shortest term out of any other Mouride caliph, having served as Caliph for only eleven months.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "Serigne Abdu Qadr Mbacke (1988-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.


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