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Tierno Bokar (1875–1939) was a Sufi sage, a member of a distinguished clan, and a spiritual leader in his village in Mali. His clan, exponents of repeating a Sufi prayer 12 times, was embroiled in a debate with a rival clan that advocated repeating it 11 times, a debate that devolved into a conflict over power and leadership in the Tidjani Sufi Order. When Tierno eventually became a follower of Hamallah, a member of the rival clan, he was cast out by family, relatives and clan, branded a traitor, and forbidden to teach or pray publicly. His enemies further ostracized him by collaborating with the colonial powers, portraying him as a fomenter of rebellion against French rule. Tierno died impoverished and isolated.
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The play
Tierno Bokar
is based on Malian writer Amadou Hampaté Bâs book about his studies with Tierno. This photo of Hampaté Bâ and another student of Tierno's appears in
The Life and Teaching of Tierno Bokar: The Sage of Bandiagara
(Paris: Editions Présence Africaine, 1957).
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