Mbacké Cadior celebrates the birth of Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké

The Mouride community is celebrating, this Monday, November 9, 2026, the birth of Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké, son of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder of Mouridism. The event takes place in Mbacké Cadior, in the Kébémer department, Louga region, in the presence of many faithful from different localities.

Mbacké Cadior welcomes, this Monday, several Mouride faithful who came to take part in the celebration of the birth of Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké. Born in 1891 in Touba, he is the son of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba and Sokhna Aminata Lô. According to Serigne Cheikh Thioro Mbacké, spokesperson for the family, he is the only son of the founder of Mouridism to have been born in the religious city of Touba. Its birth thus constitutes a historic moment in the history of Mouridism.

“The first disciples of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba received his approval the same day. He then told them that this newborn had brought them what they wanted,” explained the family spokesperson, returning to the particular circumstances of his birth.

From a very young age, Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké was introduced to reading the Holy Quran by his father. He was then entrusted to Serigne Abdourahmane Lô and Serigne Mbacké Diakhaté for the continuation of his religious education. In 1933, he settled in Mbacké Cadior, a village founded by Mame Mor Anta Sally Mbacké, father of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Three years later, he founded other localities, notably Darou Rahmane and Mbacké Barry. He died in 1936.

The celebration of his birth is marked by reading sessions of the Holy Quran and the preparation of meals for the numerous faithful. As a prelude to this commemoration, the organizing committee also initiated several cultural and religious activities. According to the family spokesperson, conferences were notably organized in Touba, Kébémer and Mbacké Cadior around the life and work of Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké.

Died in 1936, the religious guide rests in the cemetery located east of the Great Mosque of Touba. His memory continues to mobilize the Mouride faithful, who perpetuate the memory of his spiritual journey and his religious heritage.

Birane DIOP