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 Origin 
Parts of this article particularly the ""Origin Section"" not only failed to cite reliable sources, it also left out material facts as regards to the true origin of Takrur (also spelt Tekrur).  In this regard, it totally left out the history of the Serer people (also spelt ""Serere"", ""Seereer"", ""Sérère"" and ""Sereer"") who are not only the oldest inhabitants of Senegambia along with the Jola people (Source: Gambian Studies No. 17. People of The Gambia. I. The Wolof. By David P. Gamble & Linda K. Salmon with Alhaji Hassan Njie. San Francisco 1985.)  to which Takrur is part of, but the article gives the impression that Takrur was founded by the Fula people and/or only the Fula when both historical and archaeological sources contradicts that claim.  In fact, at the date and time of raising this article for discussion, no attempt was made by certain people to acknowledge the trutful history of the Serer people who resided at Takrur or Tekrur. Edits I had previously made were vandanlised by a certain person with false and ridiculous accusations. As such, I call all interested parties for an open discussion before I start making further edit on this article.  That aside, there is no mention of the Serer people in this article.  It is a fact that members of the Serer group have resided in Takrur for milleniums, ruled it, implanted their own royal dynasty as well as their ancient religion (The Serer Religion or ""Fat Rog"").  

The following is a quote from Henry Gravrand, author of ""La Civilisation Sereer Pangool"" who also authored ""La Civilisation Sereer Cossan"":

""Since the publication of ""Cossan"" (history), I took as a starting point of the Sereer story in Tekrur over 2000 years ago, I noted an important discovery. In the middle of the Sahara, in the Tasili the rock carvings listed by Henri L'hote, appears the traces of the present ""Sereer Cossan"" (Serer history) or their ancestors, a period dating back to the third or fourth millennium. This engraving represents the Sereer initiation Star (Serer Cosmology),  with two coiled snakes, symbols of the ""Pangool"" (ancestral spirits also ancient Serer Saints in the Serer Religion)... The rock where the Star appears is the Sereer symbols of the Pangool which was probably a place of worship.""  (Source: Henry Gravrand. La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool.  Published by Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal. 1990. Page 9. ISBN: 2-7236-1055-1.)

The history of the Serer people who resided at Tekrur, the influence of their culture, history, religion and tradition on the land should not and cannot be erased from history.  To quote Issa Laye Thiaw, author of ""La Femme Seereer"":

""If the term ""“religiosity"" expresses the commitment or devotion to a particular religion, it also applies to the Serer who are jealously attached to their traditional values and show little interest in respect of religions from outside.
However, few people adhere to these religions and gradually move away from the religion of the land.   The latter is the object of aggression and distortion on the part of some Muslims, to weaken the impact in people's minds. In this context, their Serer neighbours assigned names and adjectives to things they have invented from scratch, trying to prove their superiority and that of their religion (the Serer Religion)…. The Serers are so far, one of the few people of Senegal who are not yet fully converted to a modern foreign religion…. Obstinately attached to the religion of their ancestors, the Serers refused to change the social and religious life inherited from their ancestors, making every effort to prevent the penetration of foreign religions in their country.  Only recently were they superficially converted to Islam and Christianity.""  
(Source: Issa Laye Thiaw. ""La Religiosite de Seereer, Avant et pendant leur Islamisation"". Ethiopiques no: 54, Revue semestrielle de Culture Négro-Africaine. Nouvelle série, volume 7, 2e Semestre 1991.)

Issa Laye Thiaw's remarks about Islam is absolutely relevant as far as this article is concerned. For a more detailed explanation of what Issa Laye Thiaw is referring to when he said ""The latter is the object of aggression and distortion on the part of some Muslims, to weaken the impact in people's minds"" please refer to Maba Diakhou Bâ's discussion page.  The URL is as follows:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Maba_Diakhou_B%C3%A2

As for this article, Issa's remark is relevant.  The article made couple of references to the implantation of Islam in the Kingdom of Takrur and talked about how good this was for the Kingdom and the people.  Not only does this article fail to give a true account of how Islam really came to Takrur and how the Serers and only the