Décès de Serigne Mbaye Guèye Syll : Thierno Lo salue « un homme consacré à Khadimou Rassoul »
Historian and tireless researcher of Mouridism, Serigne Mbaye Guèye Syll passed away on the night of Friday, August 28. In a heartfelt message, Thierno Lo, a former minister under Abdoulaye Wade and a native of Darou Moukhty, paid him a moving tribute. "The Mouride community, and indeed the entire Muslim community, has just lost, on this blessed Friday night, a man of exceptional stature. Serigne Mbaye Guèye Syll has left us. It is with immense sorrow that I learned of the passing of my dear friend, Mbaye, a man whose entire life was dedicated to Khadimou Rassoul," he wrote on Facebook.
Thierno Lo continued: “Mbaye was not simply a historian of Mouridism. He was a witness to it, a tireless researcher, a defender of its orthodoxy and its memory. He devoured the archives, searched for traces, collected testimonies, rubbed shoulders with the general caliphs and traveled through the villages and places marked by the passage of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Khadimou Rassoul. He had made this quest a true reason for living.”
Recalling his relationship with the deceased, he said: “Our friendship had a special history. Mbaye had become like family. His eldest son bears my name. He was also the shadow of my brother Cheikh Lo. Our ties went far beyond simple friendship: they were made of brotherhood, trust, and a shared loyalty to the legacy of Khadimou Rassoul. His passing leaves a huge void.”
“But, in this terrible ordeal,” he said, “one thought brings some peace to my heart: Mbaye spent his life serving Khadimou Rassoul. And I want to believe that, on the other side of this life, Thierno Ibra Faty, with whom he shared such a deep relationship, will know how to welcome him and lead him to the one whose memory, work, and legacy he never ceased to defend.”
The former minister offered his condolences to the family, the people of Darou Mousty, and the entire Muslim community. "What greater hope could there be for a man than to be reunited in the hereafter with those he loved and served in this life?" he remarked.
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