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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/47 Subject Islam

1. EAP1042/47/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/2
Title:
Solutions to Problems I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo I. The manuscript is a photocopy of a part of a bilingual manual dealing with techniques to solve people's problems using what Mandinka scholars call: Ismoo (Arabic: name). The word refers to the use of names of God, Prophets, Jinns, and other supernatura...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
28 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/47/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/5
Title:
Book of Purification
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Seneyandiraŋ Kitaaboo. The document is inspired by an original Arabic text by Muḥammad al-Sanūsī dealing with Islamic rituals, including ways to cleanse oneself after intercourse and ablutions. The original Arabic document was translated in Mandinka to allow Ajami users to...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/47/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/8
Title:
My Friend, Listen!
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Teeroo I Tuloo Loo. The manuscript includes two poems. The first is written in Mandinka Ajami and deals with religious ethics. The second one, which is written in Arabic, is incomplete. It praises God and urges the faithful to prepare for their life in the hereafter by liv...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

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