West African scholar and military leader (1794–1864)
For the soccer player, see Omar Tall (soccer).
Oumar Foutiyou Tall
El Hadji, Khalifa, Amir al-Mu'minin
Graffiti of Omar Tall in Dakar, Senegal
Reign
1852–1864
Successor
Ahmadu Tall
Born
Oumar Tall c. 1796 Futa Tooro, Senegal
Died
10 February 1865(1865-02-10) (aged 68–69) Bandiagara Escarpment
Religion
Islam
Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall (ʿUmar ibn Saʿīd al-Fūtī Ṭaʿl, Arabic: حاج عمر بن سعيد الفوتي طعل, c. 1794 – 1864 CE), born in Futa Tooro, present day Senegal, was a Senegalese Tijani sufi Toucouleur Islamic scholar and military commander who founded the short-lived Toucouleur Empire, which encompassed much of what is now Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea and Mali.[1]
^Lapidus, Ira M. (2014) A History of Islamic Societies. 3rd ed., New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 472–473.
OmarTall was born about 1794 in Halwar in the Imamate of Futa Toro (present-day Senegal); he was the tenth of twelve children. His father was Saidou...
They founded the vast Toucouleur Empire in the 19th century under OmarSaidouTall who led a religious war against the neighboring ethnic groups and the...
the empire had fallen into decline and was ultimately destroyed by OmarSaidouTall of Toucouleur. The Massina Empire was one of the most organized theocratic...
including those of Seku Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire and OmarSaidouTall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire, who married one of ɗan Fodio's granddaughters...
of the Senegal River in present-day Mali. The Toucouleur forces of OmarSaidouTall unsuccessfully besieged native and French colonial troops commanded...
Islam became "a rallying point for African resistance to the French". OmarSaidouTall first created a Tijani brotherhood in West Africa after he was initiated...
of Diarra, Biranté Karounga Diawara, was captured and executed by OmarSaidouTall on May 31, 1860. Cisse, Fodye (Oct 2007). "Traditions: Le Royaume de...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
doubt could have raised a huge military force, as Muslim leaders like Umar Tall and Samory Touré had before him. During this time, the French army and French...
Tilene. According to legend - told by tourist guides - El Hadj OmarTall (OmarSaidouTall), founded the Toucouleurs Empire. He came to this village and...
Nizamuddin Auliya Nooruddeen Durkee Nuh Ha Mim Keller Nuruddin ar-Raniri OmarSaidouTallOmar Ali-Shah Osman Nuri Topbaş Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi (d. 1935) Pir Muhammad...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
Ibrahima Fall had matted locks called “Ndiegn” in Wolof language. He was very tall around 6”6inches , black, powerful. He showed to the Mourid HOW TO FOLLOW...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
survived through the 20th century, albeit in a much weaker state. OmarSaidouTall, a native of Toro, launched a jihad in 1852. His forces succeeded in...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
ablution chambers.[citation needed] The central minaret is 96 metres (315 feet) tall. The immediate vicinity of the mosque houses the mausoleum of Ahmad Bamba's...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
Great Mosque of Touba Grand Magal of Touba Tijaniyyah Ahmad al-Tijani OmarSaidouTall Malick Sy Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse Maba Diakhou Bâ Ibrahim Niass Hassan...
Tall and may have served him.: 56 Some time between 1864 and 1874, Lamine went on a hajj, likely leaving Ségou a while after the death of Umar Tall and...
Diwan: a collection of poetry on Mohamed, Ahmad Tijani Umar Ibn Sa'id Al Tall Futi and containing other Islamic knowledge as inheritance, rhetoric and...
demanded conquest as a way to establish order. The threat of El Hadj OmarSaidouTall gave French governor Louis Faidherbe the excuse he needed to do as...
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