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SAYINGS OF THE TRUTHFUL MURĪD

by Serigne Modou Abdoulaye Fall Ndar

Under the guidance of

Serigne Abdoulaye Fall Ndar, third Caliph of the Baye Fall

Translated from Wolof to French by Cheikh Ibra Ndiaye

Corrections & improvements: www.drouss.org © (2014)

Annotated English translation by Akke Fall (2020)

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CONTENTS

Foreword page 4 1. Serigne Ibrahima Thiam – “You lack common sense...” page 6 2. Serigne Modou Moukhtar Ndiaye Bambi Lat Dior – “...the crossing of as-Sirāt is far away...” page 6 3. Serigne Baye Ndoye – “...the womb of the mother compared to...” page 6 4. Mame Faty Sylla – “...all his disciples will be preserved...” page 7 5. Mouhamadou Gningue Khombole – “...where Serigne Touba will have a house...” page 7 6. Serigne Cheikh Tall – “In the most difficult moments ...” page 8 7. Serigne Baye Ndoye – “A world without Serigne Bamba, a world without me...” page 8 8. Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo – They had watched over them. page 8 9. Serigne Ndiaga Diouf – “Get up and work for Serigne Bamba...” page 9 10. Serigne Salih Fall Tawa – “...the real owner knows about the arrival of his goods...” page 9 11. Cheikh Fall – “Whoever wants to obtain...” page 10 12. Serigne Baye Ndoye – “I am the reference and the frontier...” page 10 13. Serigne Baba Ngom – “I went to see his Ordainer.” page 10 14. Serigne Talla Kouni Fall – ...he would send him a teapot and 500 francs. page 11 15. Serigne Talla Kouni Fall – ...his illness was gone. page 11 16. Serigne Fallou Ndiaye – “...she (his wife) will become his husband.” page 12 17. Serigne Ibrahima Thiam – “...an invaluable literary treasure...” page 12 18. Sheikh Modou Fatma Fall – “The earth will not consume my body.” page 13 19. Cheikh Fall – “...their bodies will not be consumed by the earth.” page 13 20. Serigne Salih Gningue – “If you behave badly toward Allāh...” page 14

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21. Serigne Salih Gningue – ...always did his ablutions halfway... page 15 22. Serigne Salih Gningue – “You said it yourself.” page 15 23. Mame Khady Sarr – He drank from that water... page 15 24. Serigne Oumar Lo – “...because I said it was broken.” page 15 25. Serigne Diamé Diokhané – “...the only references of the Truth.” page 16 26. Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo – ...nothing in the house. page 16 27. Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo – ...a meal, which he served with his own hands. page 17 28. Serigne Modou Mbenda Fall – “...may my grave be deeper...” page 17 29. Serigne Dame Fall “Mbacké Baol” – “...he will be blessed for eternity.” page 17 30. Serigne Moussa Ndiaye – “...a level where no act of adoration or devotion can bring a man.” page 18 31. Serigne Salih Gningue – “...to the point that I can no longer see except him.” page 18 32. Serigne Abdoulaye Fall Ndar – “He gave up his search for new clothes.” page 18 33. Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo – “...as if I was fearful...” page 19 34. Mouhamadou Ndiaye Diome – “I was just breathing with the formula.” page 20 35. Serigne Modou Samb Kadjil – “...who does not have the approval of Allāh...” page 20 36. Serigne Mor Safi Thiam – “...the one who makes threats.” page 21 37. Cheikh Ibrahima Thiam – “You lack common sense...” page 21 38. Serigne Salih Gningue Ndar – “...Malick rose in his grave...” page 21 39. Elder family members – “Whoever succeeds me...” page 22

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Foreword

I seek refuge with Allāh from the cursed Satan.

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the

Most Merciful.

There is neither power nor strength except

through Allāh, the Exalted, the Most Great.

Sufficient for us is Allāh, and He is the best

Wakīl (Disposer of affairs)

This book is the work of Serigne Modou

Abdoulaye Ndar. It was realized under the

auspices of his father Serigne Abdoulaye Fall

Ndar, at the time the General Caliph of the Baye

Fall.

My endeavor was driven by one wish only: to

work for Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall. It is my

intention that all disciples will benefit from the

teachings of this work. With this work, the wisdom

of Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall can be passed on,

as all his children passed away and the number of

his disciples that he himself educated has

decreased considerably.

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Over time, [the stories based on] “it is said” might

alter the statements of Mame Sheikh Ibrahima Fall.

That is why I share with the talibés (disciples) the

results of my conversations with the older people

who lived with him, so that everyone can benefit

from it. I advise the disciples to trust these

recommendations and follow them because each of

his words is a jewel, especially for a Baye Fall.

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Sayings of the Truthful Murīd

1. Serigne Ibrahima Thiam reports that Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said to them: “You lack

common sense. If you had any, you would put all

my statements in writing.”

2. I, Serigne Modou Abdoulaye Fall, (I swear)

by Allāh and by his Greatness to have heard from

Serigne Modou Moukhtar Ndiaye Bambi Lat Dior

that Mame Sheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “Of all the

creatures of Allāh, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba is the

bravest.” Then he added: “If people dare compare

anyone with Serigne Touba, it is because the day

of the crossing of as-Sirāt1 is far away.”

3. I went to see Serigne Baye Ndoye, the

younger brother of Serigne Moussa Ndoye. He

told me that he had heard Mame Sheikh Ibrahima

Fall say: “Massamba Ndiaye Waqqi! When a child

is still in its mother's womb, isn't that all its

territory?” “Certainly Fall, it is its only territory,”

replied the latter. Mame Sheikh continued: “When

it comes to life on earth, its territory becomes

infinitely larger, doesn’t it?” Serigne Massamba

Ndiaye Waqqi agreed: “Certainly!” Mame Sheikh

Ibrahima let him know: “Whoever compares us–

1 As-Sirāt is the hair thin bridge overlooking Hell that everyone who wants to enter Paradise must pass on the Day of Judgment.

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me and Serigne Touba–with his person, let him

know that his person is compared to us what the

womb of the mother is compared to life on earth.”

4. I went to see Mame Faty Sylla, the daughter

of Serigne Maniaw Sylla. She was a wife of Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall. She told me that Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had summoned her, together

with Mame Sassy Mbodj Guelewar, another wife

of him. He called a disciple to accompany them.

Next, he said to them: “Go to Serigne Bamba's

house. You are too proud and I want to preserve

you from the fire of Hell. One of you is the

daughter of a religious guide and the other is a

princess.” After that, he gave them a piece of bread

and instructed them: “Start eating here, just until

the house of Serigne Bamba.” When they arrived

at Serigne Touba’s house, the disciple informed

him of the goal of their visit: “Mame Cheikh wants

that his two wives will be preserved from the fire

of Hell.” Serigne Touba answered: “Does Cheikh

Ibra Fall doubt my words? I told him that all his

disciples will be preserved from Hell.”

5. I went to visit Mouhamadou Gningue

Khombole. He told me that once he went to Cheikh

Ibrahima Fall, who said to him: “Mor Gningue!”

and he answered: “Fall!” Mame Cheikh continued:

“From here until the end of time, where Serigne

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Touba will have a house, I will have a house next

to him.”

6. I went to Serigne Cheikh Tall’s house. He

told me that Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “In the

most difficult moments (the Day of Judgment),

whoever calls me, I will answer him.”

7. I met Serigne Baye Ndoye, the younger

brother of Serigne Moussa Ndoye. He told me that

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “A world

without Serigne Bamba, a world without me...

That world will be grim. I advise you to follow the

sons of Serigne Bamba at that time, because they

hold the science to guide the whole of humanity.”

8. I went to visit Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo. He

told me that when they had gone to war2 on the

order of Serigne Touba, the Germans sent a

submarine that managed to pierce the hull of their

ship. He said that on that day, the boat did not sink

despite the damage caused by the submarine.

When he told that to Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall,

he said to him that Serigne Touba was in front of

the ship and he behind it. That was the reason why

the ship hadn’t sunk. They had watched over

them.

2 The Second World War, where Senegalese Mouride soldiers served in the French army.

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9. I went to see Serigne Ndiaga Diouf from

Toubatoule. He told me that once on the night of

Mawlid,3 Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall found them

sleeping. He woke them up with his feet and said

to them: “Get up and work for Serigne Bamba (by

celebrating the holy night). You will sleep as you

wish when you are in your graves.”

10. I went to visit Serigne Salih Fall Tawa from

Ndiassane. He revealed to me that his father had

sent him to Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall to give

him twelve sheep. When he arrived, Mame Cheikh

had already departed to Guémb Fall. So he

followed his footsteps, together with his herd.

When he arrived, he found there a letter from

Serigne Touba asking Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall

for sheep. Mame Cheikh exclaimed: “One could

say that the real owner knows about the arrival of

his goods. And you Salih, give thanks to Allāh. It

was your mother that I prepared (for the funeral)

first, before fajr.4 I prayed for her soul in Paradise

before dawn, without the approval of Serigne

Bamba.”

3 Mawlid is the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet (SAWS). 4 Fajr means dawn; the Fajr prayer is the prayer at dawn, before sunrise.

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11. I went to Cheikh Fall's house. He told me

that Mame Cheikh said: “Whoever wants to obtain

the blessing of Serigne Touba, should do like me.”

12. Serigne Baye Ndoye reports that Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “I am the reference and

the frontier of the way of Serigne Bamba. Whoever

stops before he reaches me has failed, whoever

goes beyond me is lost.”

13. Serigne Baba Ngom told me that Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had prepared ten storage

huts of millet for Serigne Bamba. When they

started to detach the grains, big black clouds

started to cover the sky. Serigne Mafal Coumba

Diomry went to look for Mame Cheikh to tell him

that “...the millet will become wet and spoiled.” He

(Mame Cheikh) got up and went to his house.

After a while, he came back and the clouds had

disappeared. He explained: “I talked to Mīkhā'īl,5

the angel who is responsible for the rain. He

answered me: ‘I received an Order.’ I went to see

his Ordainer.” That is why the rain was canceled

in all of Guémb Fall. Others came to tell him that it

would start raining. He answered them: “You will

go to Hell if that happens!” He knew that it would

not start raining and that they, therefore, would

not go to Hell.

5 Mikhail (Michael), one of the Archangels

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14. I went to meet Serigne Talla Kouni Fall. He

told me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had the

habit of asking Serigne Touba for sāfara (healing

potions). On such occasions, he would send him a

teapot and 500 francs (a big sum of money at the

time).

15. Serigne Talla Kouni Fall also reported that

one time, Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had a

pulmonary illness. He sent Serigne Mor Talla Fall

to Serigne Touba. When he (Serigne Mor Talla)

arrived, Serigne Touba asked him about the state

of Mame Cheikh. Next, Serigne Touba wanted to

prescribe a remedy but then interrupted that and

asked Serigne Mor Talla to go visit him (Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall) on his behalf. When he

(Serigne Mor Talla Fall) came back to Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall, he was announced (to

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall) and was asked to see

him in his room. When he (Serigne Mor Talla Fall)

was about to speak, Mame Cheikh, who was

laying on the bed, exclaimed: “Verily, he is right!

He gave him the remedy. He put it in his eyes.” As

soon as he had looked him (Serigne Mor Talla Fall)

in the eyes, his illness was gone.

16. I went to see Serigne Fallou Ndiaye. He told

me that when they were digging the foundations

of the railway, Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said to

them: “You, the disciples who responded to my

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appeal for that construction work for the mosque

of Touba, [know that] Serigne Touba said:

‘Whoever sends his disciple there, at his return, he

(his disciple) will become his master; whoever

sends his slave there, at his return, he (his slave)

will become his master; whoever sends his wife

there, at her return, she (his wife) will become his

husband.’ The railway is essential for the

accomplishment of that construction work. That is

why I recommend it. I could have ordained it to

other creatures of Allāh and they would have done

it. Because of its importance, I entrusted it to

Serigne Abdoulaye Fall Ndar, who coordinates the

600 people, and the white man named Charle.”

It was Serigne Abdoulaye Fall and a white man

whose first name was Moudi Tabour who started

the work. It was at the time of the prayer of

Takousane.6 Serigne Fallou Ndiaye testifies that he

witnessed all that and that he can swear to it. This

story is very rich in teachings and deserves to be

studied to absorb its wisdom.

17. I went to see Serigne Ibrahima Thiam. He

told me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “If

you had common sense, you would put all my

statements in writing. If you had done that, an

6 The prayer of Asr, late afternoon

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invaluable literary treasure would have resulted

from it.”

18. Sheikh Modou Fatma Fall told me that

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “Know that on

the Day of Resurrection, I will retain the

appearance under which you know me. The earth

will not consume my body.”

19. When I went to see Cheikh Fall in Keur

Taguiriss, he told me that he had gone to Serigne

Ibrahima Baye Dioume, who told him that Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “The one who refrains

(from speaking ill of others), the one who is friends

with Allāh, and the one who knows the Quran–

their bodies will not be consumed by the earth.”

Serigne Baye Dioume had remembered these

words. Allāh willed that he departed on a trip to

Cadior for a long time. When he came back, he

discovered that one of his disciples had died, as he

noticed his absence. When he learned about his

passing away, he remembered the words of Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall because his disciple knew

the Quran. He went to his grave, accompanied by

Serigne Modou Aminta Fall. He took the earth

away until he reached his corpse. It had stayed

intact.

20. Serigne Salih Gningue told me that he took

care of the herd of Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall. He

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went to search for water for him and skinned the

animals for him. He told that one day, he prepared

the meat of an animal whose throat he had cut, and

that he spat on the ground. Mame Cheikh had seen

it, but said nothing. The next day, he (Mame

Cheikh) called him and said to him: “Salih, sit

down like a disciple.” Serigne Salih Gningue tells:

“I sat down on my knees.” Next, he ordained him:

“Sit down like a king.” He sat down more

comfortably, with his legs crossed, and Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall spoke to him: “Salih!” and he

answered: “Fall!” He explained: “Son! If you

behave badly toward Allāh, He distances Himself

from you. If you honor Him, He stays close to

you.” Serigne Salih Gningue caught up with him

and implored him: “I repent of that error, Fall.”

Serigne Touba said in Nahju Qada'il Haj7 that a

disciple must behave correctly in front of his

sheikh. There are disciples who take their guides

for just a comrade. They insult in his presence and

talk about anything and everything with a loud

voice. All those practices are disrespectful.

21. I spoke with Serigne Salih Gningue. He told

me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall always did

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his ablutions8 halfway9 when he was going to

respond to a summoning from Serigne Touba.

22. Serigne Salih Gningue reported that one

day, he was sitting with Cheikh Ibrahima Fall in

his house in Ndiarème (Diourbel). He (Mame

Cheikh) asked somebody to hand over a bowl to

him. The disciple answered: “This bowl is dirty.”

To which Mame Cheikh replied: “You said it

yourself. Perform the greater ablution (ritual

washing of the whole body) because Allāh does

not put His Light in a dirty body.”

23. I went to see Mame Khady Sarr, a daughter

of Cheikh Ibrahima Sarr. She said to me: “Serigne

Touba would send his clothes over to Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall to purify (wash) them. We

did the laundry together. We soaked the clothes in

water. He drank from that water and put a part of

it in bottles to use it as a healing potion. Then he

would add soap to the remainder of the water.”

24. I visited Serigne Oumar Lo, son of Serigne

Modou Lo. He was the chief of the village of

Ndiarème Keur Cheikh. He was a sheikh.10 He told

8 Ablutions are ritual washings, usually done before starting prayer. 9 He would purify himself when he was on his way to Serigne Touba, so as to be pure whenever he would meet him. 10 A sheikh is a religious guide of a Sufi brotherhood.

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me that his father went to Mame Cheikh Ibrahima

Fall, who asked him: “Modou Lo, hand me over

the lamp.” Serigne Modou grabbed the lamp11 and

the lamp made a noise. Mame Cheikh Ibrahima

Fall exclaimed: “Modou Lo, the lamp broke!” He

(Modou Lo) checked it and said to Mame Cheikh

that it was not broken. He put the lamp on the floor

and lit it. A moment later, it exploded into a

thousand pieces. Mame Sheikh Ibrahima

explained: “Modou Lo! Allāh made the lamp

explode because I said it was broken. He wants to

honor my word.”

25. I went to see Serigne Diamé Diokhané from

Ndoulo. He told me that one day he was with

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima, who said to him:

“Ndiamé!” He answered: “Fall!” Mame Cheikh

told him: “Until we leave this world, I and Serigne

Bamba will be the only references of the Truth.”

26. I visited Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo. He told

me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had called

him to his house in Thiès to give him a massage.

“He was laying on his matrass on the floor of his

room. The lamps had gone out. We were in the

back bedroom. I massaged him. That day, there

11 The lamp was most probably an oil lamp that was made from glass and iron.

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was nothing in the house.”12 Cheikh Ibrahima Fall

said to him: “Talla, the life of this world is nothing

but an illusion.”

27. I went to see Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo. He

told me: “One time, Serigne Bassirou Mbacke

(Cheikh Muhammad Bashir Mbacke) visited

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall in Ndiarème

(Diourbel). It was in the month of Ramadan.13 He

arrived during the day.14 Mame Cheikh Ibrahima

Fall sent him water to wash his hands with15 and a

meal, which he served with his own hands.

Serigne Bassirou ate the meal.”

28. I went to Serigne Modou Mbenda Fall (a son

of Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall). He told me that he

had heard Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall say: “When

I pass away, may my grave be deeper than that of

Serigne Bamba.”

29. I went to Serigne Dame Fall “Mbacké Baol”.

He told me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said:

“A son of Serigne Bamba can assign a task to

anybody, but nobody can assign a task to him.

12 “Nothing in the house” in this context means that there was no lamp oil, no food, no water, and no money in the house. 13 The Islamic month in which Muslims fast. 14 It was daytime, so he had not broken his fast yet. 15 Washing both hands with water was the usual preparation before starting to eat with the right hand.

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Whoever goes out to search for water for a son of

Serigne Bamba so he (the son) can do his

ablutions,16 even if he returns to him (the son) after

his prayer, he will be blessed for eternity.”

30. I went to see Serigne Moussa Ndiaye. He

told me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said to

them one day: “Alhamdulillāh (Praise be to Allāh).

Yesterday night I went working near the Lord–you

were behind me. It is thanks to your contributions

and your invocations between my house and that

of Serigne Bamba that you arrived at this level. I

told that to Serigne Bamba. He propelled me to a

level where no act of adoration or devotion can

bring a man.”

31. I went to see Serigne Salih Gningue. He told

me that Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “Certainly,

Serigne Bamba has given me gifts that I saw with

my own eyes. Next, I went to him and he opened

my eyes to the point that I can no longer see except

him.”

32. I went to Serigne Abdoulaye Fall Ndar in his

house in Khabane. He told me: “When Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall received his spiritual

education from Serigne Touba, one day he wanted

to change the rags he was wearing. He departed,

16 The ablution or ritual washing serves to prepare for prayer by purifying oneself.

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in search of new clothes. He walked a few meters

and saw a baobab tree of which all the leaves had

been picked.17 He looked at it and was surprised:

‘This baobab will not be more believing than I am.

It stayed where it was because it knows that Allāh

will cover it with new leaves.’ He gave up his

search for new clothes.”

33. Serigne Cheikh Tall Galo told me that after

Serigne Touba had passed away, Serigne

Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbacke18 came to visit

him (Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall) in Ndiarème

(Diourbel). That day, Mame Cheikh had a

pulmonary illness (which kept him in bed at

times). He inhaled Lā ilāha illā-llāh (There is no

deity but Allāh) three times. Shortly after, he called

his disciple: “Cheikh Talla!” who answered with:

“Fall!” He gave him all the riches he had on him

and ordained him: “Bring this to Serigne

Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbacke. Say to him that

I did not glorify Allāh in front of him. I was

breathing it. Tell him that I apologize to him. Tell

him that while I was invoking Allāh in front of him

as if I was fearful, I was only breathing.”

17 The leaves were picked by people to make “lalo,” a very healthy powder made from the leaves of baobab trees, which is added to cooked millet. 18 The first Caliph (leader) of the Mouride brotherhood.

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34. I went to see Mouhamadou Ndiaye Diome.

He told me that he had witnessed a similar scene.

He had accompanied Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall

to Serigne Touba’s house. There were other

disciples with them. They were all sitting next to

Serigne Bamba. “At a certain moment, Serigne

Touba got up and said to Mame Cheikh Ibrahima

Fall: ‘Wait for me here while I go pray.’ Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall seemed surprised and said

Lā ilāha illā-llāh three times. Then he said:

‘Mouhamadou Ndiaye!’ I answered with: ‘Fall!’

He ordained: ‘Go to the house, ask Ibrahima Kane

to give you all the riches that are in it, and bring

them to me here.’”

Serigne Mouhamadou Ndiaye Diome told me that

he ran and brought him what he had asked for.

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall handed over

everything to Serigne Bamba. He placed it all in

front of him while apologizing himself to him: “I

implore your forgiveness. I did not glorify Allāh in

front of you, I was just breathing with the

formula.”

35. Serigne Modou Samb Kadjil told me that

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “The approval of

a “Toubab”19 and that of a Murīd20 are of the same

19 “Toubab” is the Wolof word for “white man,” at the time a representative of the colonial authorities. 20 That is, a Murīd sheikh.

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nature, but their benefits are different. Whoever

[wants] the approval of a “Toubab,” has to salute

him [respectfully]. He can sanction the one who

does not. Whoever [wants] the approval of a

Murīd, has to honor him. He can sanction the one

who does not. Whoever has the approval of a

sheikh who has the approval of Allāh, obtains the

goal of all his desires. The approval or curse of a

sheikh who does not have the approval of Allāh

doesn't have any value. Whoever cannot bless you,

cannot curse you.”

36. I went to Serigne Mor Safi Thiam. He told

me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “The one

who feels fear because of a threat, has no faith in

Allāh, and neither does the one who makes

threats.”

37. Cheikh Ibrahima Thiam told me that one

day, he was sitting under a window in Ndiarème

(Diourbel). At that moment, he heard Mame

Cheikh Ibrahima Fall say: “You lack common

sense. If you had any, you would put all my

statements in writing.”

38. I went to Serigne Salih Gningue Ndar. He

told me that Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall had

called him. When he arrived, he (Mame Cheikh)

told him: “Salih! I went to Tanifoul to visit the

grave of Serigne Modou Diop Anta Gueye. I

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passed Malick Niang, the father of Serigne Salih

Niang. He complained (that I had passed him

without visiting him) and so I returned and went

to see him. It was there that I accomplished the

prayer of Isha.”21 Serigne Salih Gningue told me

that Mame Cheikh had called him: “Guenda,” and

that he had answered: “Fall!” He (Mame Cheikh)

continued: “When I accomplished the Takbīr,22

Malick rose in his grave in an esoteric way.”

39. I heard from elder family members that

Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall said: “Whoever

succeeds me, inherits everything from me. If he is

ignorant, I will give him knowledge; if he is poor,

I will give him wealth.”

This first part stops here. If I find more truthful

stories, I will share them, Allāh willing.

This is a work of Serigne Modou Abdoulaye Fall Ndar,

realized under a “Ndiguell”23 of Serigne Abdoulaye Fall

Ndar, the third Caliph (successor) of Mame Cheikh

Ibrahima Fall.

Translated to French by Cheikh Ibra NDIAYE, disciple in the

house (of Serigne Modou Abdoulaye Fall Ndar). Translated from to English by Akke Fall, disciple of Serigne Massamba Fall.

21 The prayer of Isha is the “night prayer,” which in Segal is around 8/8.30 PM. 22 The Takbīr is the formula Allāh Akbar (God is Great). 23 A “Ndiguell” is an order given by one’s spiritual guide.