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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
7 “The Way of Satisfaction of Needs”, a qasīda (poem) about legal (prescribed, according to the Sharia) politeness.
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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.