The International Influence of the Faydah Tijani!! 

By: Abdou Coundoul

The Fayda was founded by Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse in 1929 – 1930, which was a period of turmoil and world crisis, it was a Fayda that was much awaited by the whole world, it is something that Baye Niasse brought for every human on earth so that everyone can have an opening to Divine Knowledge because people today need Divine Knowledge more than anything, that is what Baye knew and that is why he shared it with everyone, he put people on the right path, give them the Tarbiyya and finally help us attain our utmost goal which is get to know Allah.

 Since he is sent by Allah and that Allah told Prophet Muhammad (saw) in the Quran “Wama arsalnaka illa kaffatan lilnnasi basheeran wanatheeran walakinna akthara alnnasi la yaAAlamoona” Ch 34 Ayat 28, "And We have not sent you except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all Mankind, but most of mankind know not." Baye knew instantly that the message of Allah does not limit itself to only Senegal, which is when he decided to start his journey around the world, to a multitude of people, cultures and beliefs, to have a conversation with them in their own language and tell them what exactly is the Fayda and what it has brought.

 People immediately understood the message and accepted it in masses. That can be considered as a big impact on the international community because we can see that whoever accepted Baye has never taken a step back which shows us that what he brought has a positive effect on the people. After he founded Medina Baye in 1930 and after his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1937, the one that would be called Sheikh Al Islam was quickly known in the whole of Senegal and around the world, not only by the diversity of the knowledge he had but also by his implication in everything that involved humans on earth. Baye has travelled all over the world during his lifetime, England, Belgium, Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Latin Americas, Middle Eastern countries (Yemen, Saudi Arabia etc.) to name just a few places  where Baye Niasse has disciples who adhered to the Fayda.

 During his travels, he of course also met with world leaders and influential people of different communities like Gamal Abdel Nasser, Kwame Nkrumah; he even went to China when Senegal had no diplomatic relations with them.  More than forty million (40,000,000) have converted to Islam to date because of him, in Ghana Baye Niasse converted in one day forty thousand (40,000) people who were idol worshipers. We should all try our best to make this Fayda more know through the media, through good communication, through social networks, to tell the people that this Fayda is not just a question of religion but something that is here for everyone, to give the people what they are really looking for; freedom, independence, to feel liberated from the veils that are hiding the reality of Allah.

 It is a Fayda that is beneficial to every human, that is why the people who understood it at the early stage have given in to the Fayda and have since then been living in a state of internal peace, have a very well balanced life in all its sense (spiritually, social, personal), peace of mind, pure and light filled hearts, a healthy spirit and healthy body, all this is thanks to the Fayda Tijanya, which Mawlana Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse brought. As a disciple of Mawlana Sheikh Ibrahim, what do we have to contribute? The only thing we can do today is to see ways that can make the message be known to the most people possible. 

-Sidi Abdou Coundoul