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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1245/1 Place Saint-Louis, Senegal

1. EAP1245/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/7
Title:
أضواء على حياة سيد نور تال
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a biography of Senegalese Sufi leader Seydu Nuuru Taal. The author traces Taal's genealogy as one of Umar Taal's prominent grandsons. It narrates detaiuls about his birth, training, and his political role in colonial Senegal. The author began the book in 1981 and completed it o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1981-1984
Extent:
66 TIFF images

2. EAP1245/1/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/36
Title:
التاريح إهمادو بامبا
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a biography detailing the life of Senegalese Sufi Ahmdu Bamba Mbacke. Ahmadou Bamba was a charismatic Sufi saint who founded the Muslim Brotherhood called Muridiyya. The manuscript is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Afri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
20 TIFF images