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Thousands of followers of a Sufi Muslim brotherhood celebrate a sacred date in Senegal

  • Thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene Brotherhood celebrated the 145th anniversary of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye's first public appearance in 1884 in Dakar, Senegal.
  • The gathering, known as L'Appel, featured worshippers dressed in white robes symbolizing purity and equality before God.
  • Worshippers made a pilgrimage to the sacred grotto where Seydina Limamou Laye received divine inspiration, emphasizing themes of racial equality and spiritual unity.
  • Cheikh Babou, a history professor, noted that the Layene Brotherhood uniquely emphasizes the idea of reincarnation within Sufism.
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Thousands of followers of a Sufi Muslim brotherhood celebrate a sacred date in Senegal

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884.

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Get Nadine White’s Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week’s news Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884. Dress…

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Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884. Dressed in pristine white robes to symbolize purity and equality before God, worshippers filled the streets leading to Yoff’s beachside mosque on Friday. The gathering, known as “L’Appel,” (“The Call”), marked the 145th an…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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