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11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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