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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Name Muhammad, the Prophet, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/97245226 Place Gambia, Africa

1. EAP1042/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/12
Title:
Arfang Seyni Cisse Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several manuscripts. These include a Mandinka Ajami poem by one of the most famous Mandinka Ajami poets (Arfang Sitokoto Dabo), an Arabic panegyric poem celebrating the life and work of Prophet Muhammad, and a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami text dealing with treatments f...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
117 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/34
Title:
Kalilou Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes: Mandinka Ajami poems urging people to emulate the virtues of Prophet Muḥammad and those of Mandinka scholars; and bilingual texts used for special prayers. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Additional language information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
46 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/34/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/34/1
Title:
Emulating the Prophet and the Elders
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ka Kiilaa aniŋ Keebaalu la Siloolu Nooma. Contains a collection of two small Mandinka Ajami poems. The first one is a poem that praises Prophet Muḥammad, celebrate his virtues, and enjoins people to follow his teachings. It was written by El-hadji Amadou Dabo, from Madina-...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
2000-2017
Extent:
7 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/36
Title:
Kelountang Thiam Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of four manuscripts. The first one is by Al-Shanfarā al-Azdī, and deals with the story of an outlaw man in the pre-Islamic era seeking revenge. The second text is a classical Arabic poem called Banāt Su'ād by Ka'ab bin Zuhayr, who who was initially one of the fiercest cri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
602 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/58/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/58/4
Title:
Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante
Scope & Content:
The document is a biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante, a Mandinka scholar from Kombo-Sifo in The Gambia. It documents his life, education, and experience with prominent religious scholars he encountered in his lifetime, including Mame Bamba Barro who was a disciple of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke (...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
93 TIFF images

6. 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