ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, hiː ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd hɪz fˈɑːloʊɚz tə sˈɛnd ðɛɹ tʃˈɪldɹən tə skˈuːl tə lˈɜːn fɹˈɛntʃ, ænd ˈiːvən fˈeɪvɚd ðə tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kɔːɹˈɑːn ˌɪntʊ fɹˈɛntʃ ænd bˈɜːbɚ fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt mˈoːɹ æksˈɛsəbəl, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ðæt wʌz æt ðæt tˈaɪm mˈoʊst kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl.
On the other hand, he encouraged his followers to send their children to school to learn French, and even favored the translation of the Koran into French and Berber for the sake of making it more accessible, a position that was at that time most controversial.