Editing Mouride (section)

=== Renewer of Islam (Mujaddid) ===
Amadou Bamba is considered a ''[[mujaddid]]'' (renewer of Islam) by his followers, citing a ''[[hadith]]'' that implies that God will send renewers of the faith every 100 years. The members of all the [[Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal|Senegalese brotherhoods]] claim that their founders were such renewers. The Mouride beliefs are based on Quranic and Sufi traditions and influenced by the Qadiri and Tijani brotherhoods, as well as the works by the scholar [[al-Ghazali]]. Amadou Bamba wrote more than 1000 books in [[Classical Arabic]], all of which are based on the Quran and ''Hadith''. Ahmadou Bamba said "If it's not in the Qur'an or Hadith, it's not from me".<ref name="Sufi, Cheikh p: #"/>
Mourides sometimes call their order the "Way of Imitation of the Prophet". Parents sometimes send their sons to live with the ''marabout'' as ''talibes'' rather than giving them a conventional education. These boys receive Islamic training and are instilled with the doctrine of hard work.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}

Many Mourides consider the city of Touba as equally or even more important than Mecca. Pilgrims regularly come to Touba all year round, but the peak of the year is a mass pilgrimage called the [[Grand Magal of Touba|Grand Màgal]], which celebrates Bamba's return from exile.<ref name="Senegal Society and Culture Report">{{cite book|title=Senegal Society and Culture Report|year=2010|publisher=World Trade Press|location=Petaluma, CA}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=May 2016}}