While football fans await tonight's England vs Senegal World Cup match with nervous anticipation, at Cambridge Muslim College we reflect on one of Senegal’s most exemplary scholars – Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba.

After enduring imprisonment for his resistance to French rule in Senegal, Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba went on to establish the holy city of Touba in modern day Senegal. Writing extensively on Islamic matters to strengthen the faith of the Senegalese people, a legacy which remains to this day.

In this instalment of our Paradigms of Leadership Lecture Series, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad explores how this 19th century scholar kept the Islamic tradition alive in Senegal despite great internal and external challenges.

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Muslim history brims with detailed accounts of incredible leaders. Some are better known than others but they all demonstrated a range of beautiful leadership qualities that we can learn from today.

In this ongoing Lecture Series, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad chooses exemplary figures in Islamic history of every generation, geography and gender, drawing out particular lessons for us: both in the way they carried themselves through society and in the principles they employed in handling the urgent challenges of their day.

To learn more, enrol on Paradigms of Leadership via our Online Learning Platform, free now! 👉 https://cambridgemuslimcollege.teacha...

00:00 Introductory Qasida & Arabic
01:10 What is 'Paradigms of Leadership?'
03:46 Religious Changes in the UK
05:55 What is Cambridge Muslim College?
07:01 Introduction
10:40 History of Islam in Africa
21:46 Early Life: Parents, Female Scholarship & Education
27:48 War, French Colonialism & the Validity of Jihad
34:53 Distancing from Rulers & Returning to a State of Khalwa
39:12 A Post Jihad Landscape & Educational Reform
45:01 The Story of the City of Touba
52:56 A Tariqa Based on Taqwa & Traditionalist Reform: a Threat to Colonialism
59:04 Arrest & Time in Exile
1:17:12 Release from Imprisonment & the Power of Economic Prosperity
1:21:36 Death & Lessons of Leadership

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