When he came back from Mecca, he went to teach in Louga and Pire before establishing a ‘Zawiya’ (religious center) in Tivaouane in 1902.
He traveled to Mecca, then returned to teach at Louga and Pire before establishing a zāwiya (religious center) at Tivaouane in 1902 at the invitation of local leader Djibril Guèye, which became a center for Islamic education and culture under his leadership.
Governor General's Award for French to English translation for Just Fine, from the French Pas Pire, by France Daigle (2000).
In 2001 the following Croatian villages from the municipalities of Maglaj and Zavidovići merged with the municipality of Žepče to form one entity with Croatian majority: Adže, Pire, Ponijevo, Matina, Ljubatovići, Grabovica, Čustovo Brdo, Komšići, Radunice, Globarica, Brankovići, Donji Lug, Gornji Lug, Vrbica, Debelo Brdo, Osova, Vinište and Gornja Lovnica.