Another religious leader from here, Malick Sy, became the leader of its Tijanist school, while the Layene sect originated in this nation's village of Yoff.
One religious leader in this modern nation was reportedly tossed into a furnace by his captors, but magically had a tea party in the furnace with the prophet Muhammad. Then, he jumped off his captors' ship, and a prayer mat appeared on the ocean surface to save him. Another religious leader from here, Malick Sy, became the leader of its Tijanist school, while the Layene sect originated in this nation's village of Yoff. The sighting of a Black Madonna at the Natural Reserve of Popenguine in this modern country led that town to be a pilgrimage site. Its Mouride movement is centered on its foremost religious building, the Great Mosque of Touba, built by its famed marabout Amadou Bamba. This nation, home to the Four Communes during colonial times, has its Christian population concentrated in the south in the Casamance region. The Door of No Return is a monument at its House of Slaves on Gorée Island. For 10 points, name this African nation whose Serer religious tradition was reflected in the name of its president Léopold Senghor.
One religious leader in this modern nation was reportedly tossed into a furnace by his captors, but magically had a tea party in the furnace with the prophet Muhammad.
Republic of Senegal