Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké (Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke; Wolof: Sëriñ Abdul Ahad Mbàkke; 1914-1989) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the third Caliph of the

Mouride The Mouride brotherhood (, ''aṭ-Ṭarīqat al-Murīdiyyah'' or simply , ''al-Murīdiyyah'') is a large ''tariqa'' (Sufism, Sufi order) most prominent in Senegal and The Gambia with headquarters in the city of Touba, which is a holy city for t ...

brotherhood, a large

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

order based in

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

, from 1968 until his death in 1989. He was the son of Sufi saint and religious leader Sheikh

Amadou Bamba Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1853–1927), also known to followers as the Servant of Muhammad, the Messenger () and Serigne Touba or "Sheikh of Touba", was a wali, Sufi saint and religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the Mouride Brotherh ...

Life

Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké was born in 1914 in Jurbel, Senegal. He became caliph on August 6, 1968 after the death of the second caliph

Serigne Mouhamadou Fallilou Mbacké Serigne Mouhamadou Fallou Mbacké (Serigne Muhammadu Fadal Mbacke; Wolof: Sëriñ Muhammadu Fallou Mbàkke; 1888-1968) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the second Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Seneg ...

. He oversaw extensive infrastructural improvements for the city of Touba during his term as caliph.

References

Mouride caliphs People from Touba, Senegal 1914 births 1989 deaths {{Sufism-stub