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

61. EAP1245/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/4
Title:
جواهر ودرر
Scope & Content:
The manuscript was written by Thierno Mountaga Taal (1914-2007). The author indicates he had received authorization to undertake the project from Saydu Nuru Taal (Senegal) and Shaykh Muhammad Hafiz bun Abdullahi al-Misriiyii Tijani (Egypt). From the original start date to the end, the writing to...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1962
Extent:
560 TIFF images

62. EAP1245/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/5
Title:
شرح تحفة المودود
Scope & Content:
The manuscript was composed by a Fulani scholar of the Taal family. It is a handwritten copy of an original poem composed by Abu Abdurahmān Muhammad bun Abdullahi bun Mālik. It was completed on the 6 of the Islamic month of Muharram 1201 (Hijri) / October 29, 1786. The name of the script is unkn...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
29 Oct 1786
Extent:
354 TIFF images

63. EAP1245/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/6
Title:
سفينة السعادة
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a copy of a another manuscript composed originally by Fulani Islamic leader Al-Hajj Umar Taal (ca. 1794 - 1864) sometime between and 1863. The current manuscript was copied by Shaykh Ahmad Ndiaye aka Demba Raabi from the town of Ndioum, Futa Toro (northern Senegal). According ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1 Nov 1905
Extent:
312 TIFF images

64. EAP1245/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/7
Title:
جواهر المعاني
Scope & Content:
According to the custodian, tht manuscript was composed by a Fulani scholar, who was also a disciple in the Taal family. It is a copy of another manuscript originally composed by Najlu bintu Safwata Abdul Mutalib. Najlu copied his manuscript from a text originally created by Sidi Ali Harazim Bar...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1799?
Extent:
516 TIFF images

65. EAP1245/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/2/8
Title:
تحفة الاحكام في مسائل التداعي و الاحكام
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a commentary on a book originally written by Imam Abu Hassan Aliyi Ibn Khasim a-Zakkaasī. It was copied by Muhammad bun Abd al-Salaam, then by Umar Tāl. In the manuscript, Al-Salaam does not provide the dates or the place where he wrote the manuscript. According to the custodi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
266 TIFF images

66. 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

67. 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

68. EAP1245/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/3/2
Title:
الرماح حزب الرحيم علي نحور حزب الرجيم
Scope & Content:
This manuscript was composed by Al Hajj Umar Tāl and was completed on the third day of a month of Ramadan of the Islamic year 1244/1230. According to notes from the custodian, the manuscript's completion date is included in the text but is only encoded in the manuscript's title through some Arab...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
9 Mar 1829
Extent:
513 TIFF images

69. EAP1245/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/3/3
Title:
الموطا امام مالك ابن انس
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is Al Hajj Umar Taal's handwritten copy of a another manuscript copy penned by Yahya ibu Yahya Laythi al-andalusī. Al-andalusi's manuscript is the handwritten copy of another original text written by Imam Malik. The manuscript is a commentary on Shari'a law and is replete with quo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
6 Mar 1901
Extent:
345 TIFF images

70. 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