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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/26 Subject Islam

1. EAP1042/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26
Title:
Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains over 14 manuscripts of different lengths. They include Mandinka Ajami manuscripts and bilingual texts written in Arabic with Mandinka Ajami glosses. The themes are as varied as the manuscripts. The materials include astrology and divination techniques, poems of renowned M...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
329 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/26/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/2
Title:
Divination II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo II. The manuscript was translated in Mandinka Ajami from the original Arabic version. According to the owner, this copy was made from the Mandinka Ajami translation. It deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs and names of important Islamic re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
27 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/26/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/4
Title:
A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Arfang Bajinka
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo. The document is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem written by the famous Mandinka poet, Aboubacar Dabo, who is popularly known as Sitookoto Dabo. The poem deals with Islamic inheritance rules, explains the notion of inheritance (Mandinka: Keetaala)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/26/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/5
Title:
A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Yaa Allah, Yaa Rahman, Yaa Rahim)
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of the original written in Mandinka Ajami by Sitookoto Dabo, one of the most famous Mandinka Ajami poets of Senegambia. The poem combines praises of God for His protection and mercy with prayers for peace, health, long l...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/26/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/8
Title:
The Book Began
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota. The manuscript is a Mandinka Ajami poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥid (English: oneness of God). The poem is very popular among ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/26/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/9
Title:
Teaching Islamic Creed
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: عقيدة . Transliterated title: Aqīda. The manuscript is a copy from the original Arabic document with glosses in Mandinka Ajami made by Ablaye Bayo in 1983. The document is for students at the elementary level in the Mandinka Islamic curriculum. Custodial history: The...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/26/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/10
Title:
Oneness of God
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: توحيد‎ . Transliterated title: Tawḥid. The manuscript is a copy of the Arabic original. It deals with the unique attributes of God. It contains new added glosses in Mandinka Ajami, as the blue ink made by a modern pen indicates. Custodial history: The owner copied it...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
22 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/26/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/12
Title:
Rituals and ʻĪd al-ʾaḍḥā Sermon
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Lasili Kitaabo aniŋ Banna Sali Kutubo. Contains a collection of three small manuscripts, including a three-page religious poem with glosses in Mandinka Ajami, a three-page document dealing with Islamic rituals with glosses in Mandinka Ajami, and an Imam's sermon on 'īd al-...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
22 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/26/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/13
Title:
ʻĪd al-Fiṭr Sermon
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sunkari Sali Kutubo. The manuscript is a copy from the Arabic original with comments in Mandinka Ajami. It is a sermon delivered by an Imam on the day of ʻĪd al-Fiṭr celebrated at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It reminds the faithful of the importance of Ramadan in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/26/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/14
Title:
Mandinka Devotional Poetry (Sabuuri Yaa Sabuuri)
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo. An ephemeral Mandinka Ajami text, which is a copy from the original song written by Youssouph Dabo and popularized by the famous Senegambian Mandinka religious singer, Landing Kintibaa. The song celebrates God and calls for unity and peace. It pays tri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1 TIFF images