The Early Life and Origins of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, also known as Bamba Mbacké, was born in 1853 in the small village of Mbacké Baol, near the city of Mbacké in present-day Senegal. From a young age, he showed exceptional intellectual abilities and a deep devotion to Islam. Bamba received his early…