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This manuscript contains several reports about the travels of Islamic guide Mountaga Tāl in the Fūta region. It names the villages visited and enumerates Tāl's deeds during his visits in every locality in Fūta. Ce manuscrit contient plusieurs rapports sur les voyages du guide islamique Mountaga...
This manuscripts contains two collections of praise poetry composed in honor of Islamic leader Mountaga Tāl and his lineage. The first was composed by an unknown author. The second was authored by Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah in the village of Boghe, in Mauritania. Ce manuscrit contient deux recueils ...
This manuscripts is a collection of poems composed by Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah. Some of the poems praise shaykhs, other praise Prophet Muhammad, while others are welcome poems composed for special Islamic occasions dedicated to special guests. Ce manuscrit est un recueil de poèmes composé par Muha...
This manuscript is a heterogenous collection of mystical work and an essay copied from an original. It is incomplete and was composed by Ahmad bun Shaykh Muhammad , Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah, and an unknown author. The content deals with Islamic knowledge, praise poetry, Sufi esotericism. Ce manusc...
This manuscript details the guidance and traditions prescribed for the followers of the Tijaniyya Sufi order. Ce manuscrit détaille les orientations et les traditions prescrites aux adeptes de l'ordre soufi Tijaniyya. Extent: 1 manuscript containing 55 pages. Author(s)/Creator(s): Muhammad al...
This manuscript is a mixed collection of biographical and mystical notes authored by Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah. The biography details the life of the author's father named Mamadu Al-Amin Bah. Ce manuscrit est une collection mixte de notes biographiques et mystiques rédigées par Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba...
This manuscript contains a study of shar'ia or Islamic law. It was a student notebook used for studying Islamic law. Ce manuscrit contient une étude de la charia ou loi islamique. C'était un cahier d'étudiant utilisé pour étudier la loi islamique. Extent: 1 Manuscript containing 50 pages. Aut...
This manuscript is a manual of the practice of mysticism. It contains descriptions of steps of procedures to be followed for achieving mystical outcomes. Ce manuscrit est un manuel de la pratique du mysticisme. Il contient des descriptions des étapes des procédures à suivre pour atteindre des r...
Ceerno Madani Tall is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected both from Dakar (Senegal). The MadaniSenegal collection includes 8 unbound and bound manuscripts for a total of 2949 pages. The books are of different sizes. Some of the manuscripts are originals wr...
The present manuscript was created by a Fulani scholar whose name remains unknown. The copy was based on a manuscript composed by Najlu Bintu Safwata Abdul Mutallib. Najlu had, in turn, copied his version from a text originally authored by Sidi Ali Harazim Baradah of Egypt. Baradah's original te...
