Restaurant doors depicting Sheikh Amadou Bamba and Ibra Fall
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Senegalese Mourides, devotees of the Sufi Muslim saint Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1853–1927), ground their faith in following his example and teachings, which stress dignity, pacifism, diligence, and industriousness. In the late twentieth century, depictions of Bamba proliferated throughout the urban fabric of Dakar. Homes and places of work there are still adorned with images of the saint and his lead disciple, Ibra Fall. The two figures, seen here on a pair of doors that once marked the threshold of a restaurant, blessed patrons while simultaneously serving as reminders of Bamba’s perseverance and the central Mouride belief in self-reliant work as a form of prayer.
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Youssef
Carter
Assistant Professor and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies
Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Allen F.
Roberts
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
World Arts and Cultures/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles
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