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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Name al-Ghali, Muhammad, Political and Religious Figure in Senegal and Mauritania, 20th century Place Dakar, Senegal

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. EAP1245/1/7

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

3. EAP1245/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/8
Title:
بعض القصيدة لمحمد الغالي با
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a collection of qasidas about different topics. It contains ten poems. The poems were composed in different places. For example, the first poem was written in Nouackchott, Mauritania. The second in Kayedi, Mauritania, and focuses on Ceerno Ahmad Nene Baba. The collection touche...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

4. EAP1245/1/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/18
Title:
فؤ حركما
Scope & Content:
This is a manuscript by Muhammad al-Ghali Ba. It is poem written in ghazal style and it praises the Sufi tradition of spiritual seclusion, which the author describes as a way of knowledge acquisition. Il s'agit d'un manuscrit de Muhammad al-Ghali Ba. C'est un poème écrit dans le style ghazal et...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Pulaar
Date Range:
1980s
Extent:
19 TIFF images

5. EAP1245/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/21
Title:
طااريقفؤتا طور
Scope & Content:
This file contains two manuscripts composed both by Muhammad al-Ghāli Bah. The first manuscript recounts the history of Futa Toro based on local Muslim oral tradition. The second manuscript, entitled "Qilayatul Marjānī khadiyatul li’ahidhi tariqatul tijānī", explores the knowledge and rules unde...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
53 TIFF images

6. EAP1245/1/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/22
Title:
تفسراتل حبئبل فنئ
Scope & Content:
Details the biography of Morroccan Sufi guide Muhammad al Habib. It also describes the esteem that Senegalese Tijani authorities have for the descent of the order's founder, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani. Détaille la biographie du guide soufi marocain Muhammad al Habib. Il décrit également l'estime qu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Nov 1978
Extent:
17 TIFF images

7. EAP1245/1/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/28
Title:
التاريح طارإبراهيما ضات
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a biography of Islamic scholar Ahmadu Ibrahima Dat of the village of Ndioum, Senegal. It is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Africa. Ce manuscrit est une biographie de l'érudit islamique Ahmadu Ibrahima Dat du village de...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
5 TIFF images

8. EAP1245/1/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/29
Title:
بيتنا هايارا
Scope & Content:
This document was created by Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. The author wrote the poem in honor of his friend, Muhammad al-Amīn Busū of the village of Mboumba, Senegal.The poem praises the qualities of Busū as well as their friendship. Ce document a été créé par Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. L'auteur a écrit le ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1982
Extent:
3 TIFF images

9. EAP1245/1/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/31
Title:
التاريح صأيد نور طال
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a biography of Islamic scholar Sa'id Nūr Tāl who served historically as the marabout of the French colonial administration. It is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Africa. Ce manuscrit est une biographie de l'érudit islam...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1981
Extent:
27 TIFF images

10. EAP1245/1/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/32
Title:
طافسيراتول هابيبيل فاني
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a copy. It is the biography of Morroccan Sufi guide Muhammad al Habib. It also describes the esteem that Senegalese Tijani authorities have for the descent of the order's founder, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani. Ce manuscrit est une copie. C'est la biographie du guide soufi marocain ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images