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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/13
Title:: Kitāb fī al-wa‘ẓ wa al-irshād: Sermon
Scope & Content:: This manuscript deals with the last moment of a human being's life when two angel scribes come to make declarations at the point of death concerning the person's work and about his destiny in the here after. Scribe: ‘Ali ‘Ismā‘īl b. ‘Ali Trāore. Extent and format of original material: unwatermark...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/14
Title:: ‘Aqīdat ahl al-sunnat tuḥfat al-mu’min: Theology
Scope & Content:: An essay on the Oneness of God and His attributes: the meanings, the goals and the manifestations of the first pillar of Islam. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 4 pages 217x167mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/15
Title:: Kitāb fī al-tawḥīd: Theology
Scope & Content:: An essay on the oneness of Allah and His attributes: the author evokes the positive attributs that belong to Allah and the negative ones that do not belong to Him. Also containing logical proof concerning the prophecies of the Prophet, the necessity of knowledge of these for the believer as well ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 8 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/16
Title:: Kitāb fī al-ḥadīth: Hadith (tradition of the Prophet Muhammad)
Scope & Content:: Prophetic tradition which deals with various Islamic subject such as respect for one's parents, submission, the merits of hourly prayer, nightly prayer etc;. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 4 pages 210x165mm. Physical characteristics of original: Lightly damaged by ins...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/17
Title:: Mas’alat lā yakdhib al-kalām: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: The manuscript explains how to predict the future with the help of prayer beads. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 4 pages 215x170mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/33/18
Title:: Majmū‘at fī al-fawā’id wa al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Compilation of 8 one folio manuscripts giving instruction on how to protect oneself against enchantment and on how to treat certain illnesses such as blindness etc. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 8 pages 222x175mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/34/1
Title:: Qiṭ‘at kitāb fī al-ḥadīth: Hadith (tradition of the Prophet Muhammad)
Scope & Content:: An extract of Prophetic Tradition which deals with various Islamic subjects such as good conduct towards parents, defense against the squandering of money etc. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscripts 204 pages 305x220mm. Physical characteristics of original: some folios missing ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 206 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/34/2
Title:: Takhmīs al-wasā’il al-mutaqabbalat fī madḥ Khayr al-bariyyat: Eulogy
Scope & Content:: Poem glorifying the Prophet Muhammad, with exhortations to believers to follow the example of His high moral qualities. Author: Abūbakr Muḥammad Ibn Muhīb Ibn Mufaḍḍal M: 1230. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscripts 116 pages 200x143mm. Physical characteristics of original: som...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 118 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/34/3
Title:: Dalā’il al-khayrāt wa shawāriq al-anwār fī dhikr ṣalāt ‘alā Nabiy al-Mukhtār: Prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:: Prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad, divided into 7 chapters correponding to the 7 days in the week. It begins with the 99 names of Allah followed by the 201 names of the Prophet after which follows an invocation. It ends with another invocation which is to be read at the end of each reading of the ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 411 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/35/1
Title:: Dalā’il al-faraj: Prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is a collection of Prayers upon the Prophet Mohammed. Abdul Kaadir Seignon, one of Djenné's famous Marabouts and Saints who lived in the XVIIe century is the author. Author: Sayyid ‘Abd al-Qādir (from Djenne). Extent and format of original material: Machine made unwatermarked paper...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 478 digital images

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