This is to inform everyone of the upcoming exhibit of "A Saint in the City" in the east coast. Professor Mamadou Diouf, newly appointed director of the African Studies program at Columbia University in New York City has chosen "A Saint in the City" as his first major academic activity in New York. "A Saint in the City" will be opening in New York on March 9th and it will remain on view at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture until the end of May, 2008. Schomburg Center is located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801 (corner of 135th street).
Also, on May 24, 2008, the Cultural committee of MICA will sponsor a Forum on the Globalization of the Muridiyya.   Read More...

The Grand Magal of Touba is been officially announced for tuesday the 26th of february 2008. All Muslims Brothers and sisters are invited to attend the event which will be marked by Quran reading, Qassaid Chantings and Religious talks. From 9am to 2pm: The QURAN and QASSAIDS will be recited at the keur SERIGNE TOUBA and during the evening QASSAID Chantings and religious talks will take place at a location to be confirmed in the next couple of days.   Read More...

While recommending the Muslim community to celebrate the Magal de Touba, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba wanted to invite them to manifest their gratitude with regards to ALLAH which, by the satisfaction of his spiritual ambitions, allowed the revival of Islam (in particular, in Senegal, vis-à-vis with the colonial aggression). The recommendations of Sheik Ahmadou Bamba for this day of Magal were as follows: “read the Holy Quran, say prayers upon the Prophet Mohamed (puh), give food to the honored guests (and this, from chicken to camel), grant to the Magal all the measurement of one’s possibilities “.   Read More...

Touba celebrates each year "The Grand Magal", which constitutes a demonstration of recognition to ALLAH. This demonstration was enacted by Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba, a man who, during his lifetime (from 1853 to 1927), had given up the honors of this world, power, and wealth to devote himself exclusively to the service of ALLAH and his Prophet, Muhammad (PSL).
At that time when the faith of his people was staggering under the influence of a triumphing colonialism and the evangelists missions, Sheik Ahmadou Bamba accepted from ALLAH the mission of rehabilitating the Prophetic message.
Armed only with the faith, knowledge and work, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba took pleasure in his mission, accepting with courage and abnegation the challenges for the triumph of its religion, until the day when ALLAH told him that he fully achieved the mission which was given to him.
His sense of forgiveness had diverted him from any form of revenge towards his enemies, and the sufferings which he endured sounded to him as this was the means which enabled him to carry out the mission that was given to him.   Read More...

At the end of the 19th century, Senegal (Country in West Africa) was subjected to the French colonization which ambitioned to evangelize the new colony. Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba then accepted Allah’s mission to go and rehabilitate Islam, not by the catch of the weapons but by an action on the consciences.
This pact which the Sheikh sealed with His Lord (ALLAH) (the pact of Darou Khoudoss) was to result in a sum of tests, sufferings and sorrows to be endured by the Sheikh. The counterpart of this Mission was to be the satisfaction of all its ambitions in ranks and spiritual stations near ALLAH.
The many inherent tests in its destiny could not however reach Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba as long as he would remain in Touba which is under the protection of the divine absolute power. Thus the Sheikh left Touba to settle in Djolof (province in the center of Senegal) at MBacké Baary. A city, not far from there called Djéwal, where the Sheikh met the colonial authority.   Read More...