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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. EAP1042/26/10

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

3. EAP1042/26/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/11
Title:
Book of Knowledge
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: كتاب العلم . Transliterated title: Kitāb al-'Ilm. The manuscript is a copy from an Arabic original with recent glosses in Mandinka Ajami, which was made thirty two years ago. It discusses the importance of knowledge. It highlights how the benefits dwarf the difficulti...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

4. 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

5. 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

6. EAP1042/26/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/3
Title:
A Poem by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of a poem written by the renowned Mandinka scholar, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The poem is dedicated to the Tunisian scholar, Ibn Zayd al-Qayrawānī, who lived in the 4th century (AH). The manuscript is written in Arabic with ex...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images

7. 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

8. EAP1042/26/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/7
Title:
Arabic Grammar Lessons by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Araabukaŋ Kuloolu Karandiro. The document is a copy from the original written by the famous Mandinka scholar and teacher, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The document is designed to teach Arabic grammar to Mandinka learners. The document is bilingual. Mandinka Ajami...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images