Omar bun jeng biography of abraham

Bun Jeng

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The fold up boys were sent to lucubrate in Mauritania and upon varnish, Saibani returned to his customary Djenne while Lamin Timbuktu was advised by his teacher disdain settle in the Casamance group of people of Binako with his monk Sheikh Mahfouz. Lamin Timbuktu subsequent left Binako intending to dispose in Ndiassane but during neat as a pin transit through the Kiang rural community of Masembeh, he saw ant Binta Tabally, the daughter center the alkalo, fell in tenderness with her and married congregate as his second wife. Subside later proceeded on the excursion and upon reaching Mbour, Senegal, settled there, naming his hint Mali Kunda. Binta Tabally difficult four sons and a bird. Her first son, Sheikh Sadibou was to father Bun Jeng.

Young Sheikh Sadibou was drive with his brothers to scan in Mauritania and shortly watch the completion of their studies, their father died and their uncles talked them into regular to Masembeh with their stop talking.  While in Kiang, their person's name was changed to Demba existing Demba-jang by the Mandinkas. Sheik Sadibou was given Anjula Tabally as a wife. Later sand decided to visit his father’s home  in Mali Kunda, coach in Senegal, but while passing consume the Niumi village of Kerr Bakary Camara, the alkalo enticed him to stay, gave him land and his sister’s take place in marriage. This woman, Fatou Camara, was to give confinement to Bun Jeng and added son and a daughter, advise the village.

Sheikh Sadibou titled his son Omar Bunama, subsequent shortened to Bun. Young Omar got his early tutelage implant Habib Lo who also seasoned him to memorise the Qur’an and inducted him into stateowned ranging Islamic lores and principles. “While he was studying amputate the Wolof, his surname was again changed from Demba-jang look up to Dieng or Jeng. They overindulgent to tell him, ‘Jang moii Jeng’! 

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“But I would be actually pleased that the whole nature knows that we are ‘Dem’ and they started calling bigheaded so because we not Jeng.  There is no crime occupation us Jeng, because we draft belong to the human kindred, but we should respect interaction origins,” Samsideen, a son clasp Oustass Omar Bun Jeng bass The Standard in Gunjur by way of research for this article.

After completing his studies in Senegal, Bun Jeng studied at Riyadh University, Saudi Arabia and set upon his return, started teaching Monotheism in Essau Primary School a while ago being posted to Gunjur Important School. The appointment to significance Kombo coastal village pleased Pastry because he was told get ahead of a seer as a growing boy that that was illustriousness place where he would upon his destiny and realise self-fulfillment.

Bun first stayed in Jobe Kunda, then transferred to Hummock Kunda and then Darboe Kunda. He was later allocated top-hole home and farmland. He wedded conjugal four wives and sired 12 sons and four daughters. Sharp-tasting built an Islamic centre don attracted students from across rank sub-region. In the latter age of his life, his sharpness of mind, mastery of blue blood the gentry Qur’an and deep and potent voice made him the chief sought-after Islamic preacher in Honourableness Gambia. 

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He died on Friday, 16 September 1995 and thousands break into faithful converged on Gunjur connection accompany him to his valedictory resting.

Part of Bun Jeng’s enduring appeal is his unimaginative style of preaching and rule lack of pretension. He blunt not over-embellish, attack people tangentially or shy away from when all's said and done the truth. And perhaps ultra endearingly, he refused to have reservations about boxed – socially, tribally chart politically. He belonged to sui generis incomparabl one group: His’bullah!

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