In Ndiassane, Khadriya teaching is passed on through oral tradition, writing and digital tools

Ndiassane, founded in 1883 by Cheikh Bou Mouhamed Kounta, continues to shape the transmission of teachings centred on the Quran, the Sunna and the Khadriya. In an article devoted to this history, Le Soleil reports that knowledge, work and moral education hold a central place in this heritage.

A centre for education and dissemination

According to the daily, the locality served as a training centre for several disciples, who were then sent to different Senegalese localities, including Keur Serigne Thiam, Ndèye, Dakar and Ndayane. The teachings were also reportedly brought to Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso by mouqaddams.

Transmission relies on both oral tradition and written texts. Mouhamed Kounta, described as the son of the sixth khalife, recalls in the article that the Quran and the Sunna are the reference texts of the Khadriya. Serigne Abdourahmane Kounta, spokesperson for the seventh khalife, Cheikh Al Bécaye Becaye, for his part stresses tarbiya, education, moral integrity and Sufi affiliation.

Formats adapted to current practices

Given the prominence of the Internet, members of the Kounta family advocate using information technologies and media to better preserve and share the stories, testimonies and texts linked to Ndiassane. Le Soleil also reports that some heirs publish books devoted to family history and the religious figures of this tradition.

The newspaper mentions the development of modern daaras in Keur Karamoko, in the Thiès department, as well as in Mbour, Kaolack and The Gambia, along with a project announced in Guinea Conakry. These initiatives are presented as a contemporary extension of Khadriya teaching, without calling its reference texts into question.