Amir al-Mu'minin
The honorific "El Hadj" (also "al-Hajj" or "el-Hadj"), reserved for a Muslim who has successfully made the Hajj to Mecca, precedes Omar Tall's name in many texts, especially those in Arabic. Later he also took on the honorifics Amir al-Mu'minin, Khalifa, Qutb (pole of the universe), vizier of the Mahdi, "Khalifat Khatim al-Awliya" (successor of the seal of saints), and "Almami" (Imam).