In this episode, we explore the life and teachings of the Senegalese Sufi saint and social reformer Ahmadou Bamba (d. 1927), who led a movement of resistence against French colonialism through nonviolence.
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Videos used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ovb44sbHR8&t=221s
Sources/Suggested Reading:
Babou, Cheikh Anta (2007). "Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the founding of the Mouridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913". Ohio University Press.
Clark, Andrew Francis (1999). "Imperialism, Independence, and Islam in Senegal and Mali". Africa Today, Volume 46, Number 3/4, Summer/Autumn. Indiana University Press.
Creevey, Lucy E. (1985). "Muslim Brotherhoods and Politics in Senegal in 1985". The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 23, No. 4. Cambridge University Press.
Holm, Filip (2018). "The Architecture of Pilgrimage: a study on the Ziyara Bogal and charismatic authority in the Tijaniyya". Master's Thesis. Södertörn University.
Kimball, Michelle R. (2018). "Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba: A Peacemaker for Our Time". The Other Press Sdn. Bhd.
Mbacké, Khadim (2005). "Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal". Markus Weiner Publishers.
McLaughlin, Fiona (1997). "Islam and popular music in Senegal: The emergence of a new tradition". Africa: Journal of the international African Institute.
Van Hoven, Ed (2000). "The nation turbaned? The construction of nationalist identities in Senegal. Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 30, Fasc. 2. Brill.
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Context
3:09 Bamba's early life
13:00 Jihad of the Pen
15:00 Tarbiyya - Bamba's system of education
17:42 First Arrest and Exile to Gabon
21:26 Return to Senegal and Second Exile
23:29 Last years
26:10 Bamba's Nonviolence
29:03 Aftermath
31:30 The Grand Magal
32:31 Bamba's Poetry & Khassida recitation
35:22 Sufism in Popular music
36:05 Islam & Politics in West Africa
40:26 Concluding words
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