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EAP1042/1/2
- Record Id:
- 040-003460082
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460080
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288629.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/1/2
- Title:
- الاخضري
- Additional Titles:
-
Al-Akhdarī in Mandinka Ajami
- Scope & Content:
-
Transliterated title: Al-Akhdarī in Mandinka Ajami.
The manuscript is a Mandinka Ajami exegesis of the popular Mālikī jurisprudence text known as Al-Akhdarī, which is used across Muslim West Africa. Al-Akhdarī, is based on the name of the Algerian scholar, Abū Yazīd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr bin Muḥammad bin ʿĀmir, who authored the original text in Arabic. He is regarded as one of the greatest Muslim scholars of Algeria. Similar interpretations and commentaries of Al-Akhdarī in Ajami exist in West Africa, including among the Fuuta Jalon Fula. Al-Akhdarī is one of the key texts of Islamic jurisprudence studied in Islamic schools in West Africa. The author of the Mandinka exegesis of Al-Akhdarī, like many other Muslims in the region, used Mandinka Ajami in order to broadly disseminate the ethos and traditions of Islam among his people, which is based on the Malikī School of jurisprudence. His intention was to ensure that Mandinka readers understand Islamic jurisprudence in their own language so that they can practice their religion without any confusion. On page 2, the author provides a list of Mandinka Ajami letters he used throughout the text. The manuscript was digitized in the home of the owner (Abdou Khadre Cisse) in the neighborhood of Kandialang in Ziguinchor, Senegal.
Extent and format of original material: 84 pages.
Physical characteristics: Bound manuscript. Certain pages have frayed edges. There are signs of water damage with ink stains throughout the manuscript. Tape has been added to keep the book cover on.
Owner(s) of original material: Abdou Khadre Cisse.
Author(s) of original material: Al-Haji Basiru Darboh.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460080
040-003460082 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/1 : Abdou Khadre Cisse Collection
EAP1042/1/2 : الاخضري - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460080[0002]/040-003460082
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 84 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-1-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Bound manuscript. Certain pages have frayed edges. There are signs of water damage with ink stains throughout the manuscript. Tape has been added to keep the book cover on.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Abdou Khadre Cisse.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)