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Mam Foday Gaye Sowe was born in a village called Guede in Fouta, Northern Senegal around the years 1435. Guede is in the department of Podor about 23.3 KM from Podor around thirty-eight minutes’ drive by a car. Guede is one hundred and eleven kilometers from Danaga where Elhaji Ousman Sowe one of his great grandchildren live, sixty-nine kilometers from Halwar the birth place of Elhajie Omar Taal, and one hundred and twenty-two kilometers from Gaya the birth place of Elhajie Malick Sey (1855 to 1922), Elhaji Ousman Sowe (1876 to 1963) and Cherno Malick Sowe one of his great grandchildren. He had his Islamic education there until later when he decided to move in search of place where he would be able to practice his religion without disturbance. He moved to Gaya learning and teaching his scholars. At Gaya he was concentrating on his soul search for close intimacy with Allah Subhana Wa Atallah. One day whilst in the bush on his daily rituals’ remembrance of Allah Subhana Wa Atallah, he was tired and hungry for food. He saw a watermelon in the grass that came from a farm few meters away. He harvests the watermelon and eat. After eating the watermelon, spiritually he was not comfortable and had to search for the owner of the watermelon farm.

When he saw the farm owner, he explained everything to him and asked him how much the cost should be or if he can forgive him. The farm owner told him that he will neither tell him the cost nor forgive him. Mam Foday Gaye asked the farm owner how he can be out of this situation. The Farm owner told him that if you want to excuse yourself from this situation, you must marry one of my daughters. This is the only way you can be forgiven.

Mam Foday Gaye had no option but to accept the offer to marry the daughter of the farm owner. He married the daughter of the farm owner as his first wife. After eight months he left Gaya for Kawun. When he was leaving, the wife was pregnant and informed the father of the wife to name the child as Omar Sowe in 1492 when he is born.

The Sowe families in Gaya are descendance of Mam Foday Gaye Sowe through Omar Sowe. One of the descendance called Cherno Malick Sowe was a friend and taught Mam Ousman Sey, father of El Hadji Malick Sey. El Hadji Malick Sey was named after Cherno Malick Sowe by his father as appreciation for the friendship and trust between Mam Ousman Sey and Cherno Malick Sowe.

Mam Foday Gaye Sowe went to Kawune prior to Mbegan Ndour reigned to power after the end of the last Bur Saloum from the Paternal side. Upon Mam Foday Gaye Sowe arrival at the Bantaba of Kawun in 1493, Mbegan Ndour was informed of his presence by Coumba Joof. Coumba Joof was instructed by her uncle Mbegan Ndour to bring Mam Foday Gaye Sowe to his residence where he and the entourage were welcome. At Mbegan Ndour’ s residence, the two had discussions. Among the issues discussed was Mbegan Ndour objective to be crowned as the next Bur Saloum. He asked Mam Foday Gaye Sowe to pray for him. Ultimately, his prayers were accepted and Mbegan Ndour became the first Bur Saloum from the Maternal side who reigned from 1494 to 1513. From 1493 to 1969 (the Guelowar period, the last maternal dynasty in Saloum), at least forty-nine kings were crowned Maad Saloum (king of Saloum). During this Guelowar period, Maad Saloum Mbegan Ndour (many variations: Mbégan Ndour or Mbegani Ndour) was the first Serer king of the maternal clan Guelowar to have reigned in Saloum. He ruled from 1493. Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof was the last king of Saloum. He reigned from 1935 to 1969 - the year of his death. Following the ascension of Mbegan Ndour as Bur Saloum, he gave one of his nieces to Mam Foday Gaye Sowe to marry as his wife. The lady was called Coumba Joof. Coumba Joof had a tropical ulcer on her foot which was treated by Mam Foday Gaye Sowe and cured. Later, Mam Foday Gaye Sowe informed Mbegan that he needs a quiet place where he can be practicing his religion without disturbance. Mbegan Ndour told him that from Kahone to Kaur is under his jurisdiction. He can decide anywhere to stay and practiced his religion without fear or threat. Mbegan Ndour passed away in 1513.

Mam Foday Gaye Sowe later travelled from Kawune with the family to Kaba. He spent some time doing prayers and spiritual purification for the religious leader of Kaba. He went on for seven days and nights to do “Kalwa” as well as recite the complete Holy Quran seven times for him. As a result, the religious leader of Kaba gave him Jarra Kaba as appreciation to marry.

He later travelled from Kaba moving east ward towards Kaur. As he moved towards Kaur about five kilometers away, it was already night and informed the entourage to alight. In the Toukoulor dialect saying “Jama Genjie” meaning it is already night. The entourage spent the night there and, in the morning, he asked the tallibehs (Islamic scholars) to clear the area for a new settlement called Genjie around the year 1495.

Mam Foday Gaye Sowe, spent some time in Genjie with the family. As the population of Genjie began to grow fast and there was too much entertainment and disturbance going on the village, he was not happy with the situation as the closed intimacy to Allah he was searching for was not possible. He had to take drastic action through moving from Genjie to a new settlement called Jimballa.

He went with two of the sons (Omar Kumba and Matar Kumba) to Jimballa where they live up to their death. Mam Foday Gaye Sowe, Omar Kumba and Matarr Kumba are laid to rest in Jimbala. Whereas the other sons (Lain Kumba, Biraima Sallah, Dawda Sowe) decided to stay in Genjie where they were laid to rest.

Genjie has relocated on two occasions. The original Genjie was on the northwest of the current Genjie settlement on the way to Kerr Kara about five hundred meters away next to the “Genta”. Later, the settlement was relocated to the east of Magai. Magai was the main source of water supply in the area. Magai was originally constructed by Lain Ramata as the population of Genjie increases in size as well as the livestock population increases. In 1884, the elders decided to relocate again to the current position of Genjie. Daoud Musu Sowe was the first born of the new settlement in 1884.

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