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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Pulaar Islamic Texts: Six Archives of the Taal Families in Senegal and Mali Subject Theology

1. EAP1245/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1
Title:
Mountaga Ba
Scope & Content:
Mountaga Ba is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected from the town of Pate Galo (northern Senegal). Ba’s family holding includes 56 small unbound book manuscripts and paper stacks. The material was mainly authored by the custodian’s father, Muhammad al-Ghāli...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Pulaar
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
2042 TIFF images

2. EAP1245/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/1
Title:
الجوهر اللامع في مدح الشافع صلي الله عليه وسلم
Scope & Content:
As explained by the manuscript holder, the original author wrote the manuscript during one of his many stays in northern Nigeria where he had Sufi followers and friends. He used paper provided to him by the Directopr's office at the Alfa Umaru Ibrahim Institute (Northern Nigeria). The manuscript...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1988
Extent:
46 TIFF images

3. EAP1245/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/19
Title:
ديوان عبنل وازيل
Scope & Content:
This is a collection of Islamic exegetical texts originally authored by Mahmud Dia of the village of Pete. The text explores both the levels of Islamic knowledge in both literal and mystical dimensions. The present manuscript was handcopied by a Pulaar scholar named Abu Muhammad Adama Samba Dial...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
May 1982
Extent:
111 TIFF images

4. EAP1245/1/52

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/52
Title:
إل داليل واءل بورهان
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1989
Extent:
55 TIFF images

5. EAP1245/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2
Title:
MadaniSenegal
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1786-1962
Extent:
2948 TIFF images

6. EAP1245/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/2
Title:
حلة السير في مدح سيد الوري
Scope & Content:
The manuscript was composed by Fulani scholar Muhammad Jamraabal bun Mu’adh of Fuuta Jalon (Guinea) in 1219Hijri/1804BC. It is a copy of another manuscript originally written by North African scholar Muhammad al-Masrii. The custodian’s late father, Muntaga Tall, is listed as the owner of the doc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1804
Extent:
151 TIFF images

7. EAP1245/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/3
Title:
MadaniMali
Scope & Content:
Ceerno Madani Tall is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and originally collected from Koniakari (Mali). The MadaniMali collection includes 3 unbound and bound manuscripts for a total of 1545 pages. They differ in sizes. One manuscript is originally written by Al Hajj ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1829-1901
Extent:
1148 TIFF images

8. EAP1245/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/3/1
Title:
باب وهو جزء الثاني من المجموع
Scope & Content:
This is a handwritten copy by one of the followers of Al Hajj Umar Taal. It is a copy of a book originally written by Muhammad bun Muhammad bun Al-Masrī. The place of writing is not mentioned. The manuscript is the second volume of a previous volume. The content of the manuscript is diverse. It ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
14 Apr 1898
Extent:
290 TIFF images

9. EAP1245/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/4
Title:
Oumar Sy
Scope & Content:
Oumar Sy is the custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected from the town of Ndioum (Senegal). The Sy collection includes 10 small unbound manuscripts and documents. The material was mainly authored by popular Pulaar Sufi poet Oumar Sy, but some of the files are copies of Aja...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Pulaar
Date Range:
1800s-2010s
Extent:
168 TIFF images