Mouride Khalifa General Receives Moroccan Delegation to 129th Grand Magal of Touba Ceremony

06 September 2023 Printable Version

Touba (Senegal) - The Moroccan delegation participating in the official ceremony of the 129th Grand Magal of Touba (Central Senegal), an event honoring the departure of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké (1853-1927), founder of the Mouride brotherhood, was granted an audience on Tuesday by Khalifa General of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha Bassirou Mbacke.

The spiritual mega-gathering's official ceremony, led by Serigne Abo Mbacké, was attended by a Senegalese government delegation headed by Interior Minister Antoine Diome, foreign delegations, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Dakar, and the Moroccan delegation. Serigne Abo Mbacké, the Khalife of Serigne Fallou Mbacké (1945-1968) and the Khalife General of the Mourides presided over the event.

The Moroccan delegation was led by Saïd Chebbar, Secretary General of the Conseil Supérieur des Oulémas, and included Yazid Radi, President of the Conseil Régional des Oulémas for the Souss Massa region, Mohcine Ikoujou and Ahmed Ait Aizza, central directors of the Conseil Supérieur, and members of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Senegal.

Members of the Moroccan delegation were warmly welcomed to the holy city of Touba for this religious event, showcasing the strong ties between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Senegal as well as the Mouride brotherhood in this amicable country.