Contemporary Dynamics of the Bou Kounta Qadiri Community
By Maria Grosz-Ngaté
Accomplishments of the Kounta Dynasty in Africa and Senegal
Creator: Mr. Bou Khalifa Kounta
Tabala Events Communication
Tabala Events Communication
Description: La dynastie Kounta: Leurs grandes oeuvres en Afrique et au Sénégal Par Serigne Bou Khalifa Kounta
Mr. Bou Khalifa Kounta provides a rich overview of the genesis and development of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, beginning with Abdou Khadr al-Jilani who left Iran to study in Iraq to Cheikh Sidi Makhtar al-Kountiyu, who institutionalized the Path in western Africa and initiated Cheikh Sidiyya Baba al-Kabir (ca. 1780-1868) of Mauritania into this Sufi Path. Serigne Kounta points out that Serigne Touba, founder of the Muridiyya, speaks about this genealogy in one of his poems. He also discusses how Cheikh Bounama Kounta, founder of Ndankh, brought the Qadiriyya to Senegal in 1800 and how it spread in Senegambia and in the sub-region.
Serigne Bou Khalifa Kounta is an Arabic teacher at a middle school (CEM) in Guediawaye, Senegal, and has conducted extensive research on family history. He frequently speaks at conferences and public events.
Video in Wolof; summary by Mr. Gana Ndiaye.
Two interviews with Mr. Kounta, translated into French, can be found at: http://aodl.org/islamictolerance/ndiassane//object/37-157-1/
Mr. Bou Khalifa Kounta provides a rich overview of the genesis and development of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, beginning with Abdou Khadr al-Jilani who left Iran to study in Iraq to Cheikh Sidi Makhtar al-Kountiyu, who institutionalized the Path in western Africa and initiated Cheikh Sidiyya Baba al-Kabir (ca. 1780-1868) of Mauritania into this Sufi Path. Serigne Kounta points out that Serigne Touba, founder of the Muridiyya, speaks about this genealogy in one of his poems. He also discusses how Cheikh Bounama Kounta, founder of Ndankh, brought the Qadiriyya to Senegal in 1800 and how it spread in Senegambia and in the sub-region.
Serigne Bou Khalifa Kounta is an Arabic teacher at a middle school (CEM) in Guediawaye, Senegal, and has conducted extensive research on family history. He frequently speaks at conferences and public events.
Video in Wolof; summary by Mr. Gana Ndiaye.
Two interviews with Mr. Kounta, translated into French, can be found at: http://aodl.org/islamictolerance/ndiassane//object/37-157-1/
Date: October 10, 2017
Date Range: 2010-2019
Location: Senegal
Format: Video/mp4
Language: Wolof
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Contributing Institution: Bou Khalifa Kounta; Tabala Events Communication; Gana Ndiaye; Maria Grosz-Ngate; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Contributor: Gana Ndiaye
Digitizer: Tabala Events Communication
Source: Tabala Events Communication. Published October 10, 2017, https://youtube.com/watch?v=dcxBGeRB1pM
