Editing Mouride (section)

===Leadership===
Shaikh Amadou Bamba was buried in 1927 at the Great Mosque in Touba, the holy city of Mouridism and the heart of the Mouride movement. After his death Bamba has been succeeded by his descendants as [[Caliphate|hereditary leaders]] of the brotherhood. The ''caliph'' (leader) of the Mouride brotherhood is known as the ''Grand Marabout'' and has his seat in Touba. The first five caliphs were all sons of [[Amadou Bamba]], starting with his eldest son:<ref name="Saliou Mbacke">{{cite conference|title=The Mouride Order |first=Saliou|last=Mbacke|publisher=Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs |location=Georgetown University|conference=World Faiths Development Dialogue|date=January 2016|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/berkley-center/160101BCWFDDMourideOrderEnglish.pdf|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>

# [[Serigne Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbacké]], caliph from 1927 to 1945<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-muhamadu-mustafa-mbacke/|title=Serigne Muhammadu Moustapha Mbacke (1927-1945)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Mouhamadou Fallilou Mbacké]], caliph from 1945 to 1968<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-muhammadu-fadal-mbacke/|title=Serigne Muhammadu Fadal Mbacke (1945-1968)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké]], caliph from 1968 to 1989<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-abdul-ahad-mbacke/|title=Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke (1968-1989)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké]], caliph from 1989 to 1990<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-abdu-qadr-mbacke/|title=Serigne Abdu Qadr Mbacke (1988-1989)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Saliou Mbacké]] (1915-2007), caliph from 1990 until his death on December 28, 2007<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-salihu-mbacke/|title=Serigne Salihu Mbacke (1915 – 2007)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké]], (1925–2010), caliph from 2007 to 2010. He was the first grandson of Ahmadou Bamba to become caliph.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-muhammadu-lamine-bara-mbacke/|title=Serigne Muhammadu Lamine Bara Mbacke (2007-2010)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref>
# [[Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké]], caliph from July 1, 2010 until his death on January 9, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://toubamica.org/serigne-sidy-muqtar-mbacke/|title=Serigne Sidy Muqtar Mbacke (2010-current)|work=Murid Islamic Community in America|access-date=Nov 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>"Décès de Cheikh Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké," ''APS'', July 1, 2010. {{cite web |url=http://aps.sn/aps.php?page=articles&id_article=70149 |title=Agence de Presse Sénégalaise |access-date=2011-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426040628/http://aps.sn/aps.php?page=articles&id_article=70149 |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref>
# [[Serigne Mountakha Mbacké]], incumbent caliph since January 10, 2018.

The ''Grand [[Marabout]]'' is a direct descendant of Amadou Bamba himself and is considered the spiritual leader of all Mourides. There are other ''[[marabout]]s'', each with a regional following.