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EAP1245/1/15
- Record Id:
- 040-004253801
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004253786
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147916370.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1245/1/15
- Title:
- الحمد لله الذ
- Additional Titles:
-
Alhamdulillāh alladhī
Praise Be to God
- Scope & Content:
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This manuscript was composed by a friend of al-Ghali Ba, Abubakry Sy, who was an ambassador of Senegal in Nigeria back then. It contains two qasida poems totalling all 11 pages. The first is a praise poem to Prophet Muhammad and was completed on December 12, 1988. The second was also written in Nigeria in 1989. It covers the Senegal-Mauritania conflict that occured in 1989. Specifically, the poems discusses the violence that black Mauritanians endured during the conflict.
Ce manuscrit a été composé par un ami d'al-Ghali Ba, Abubakry Sy, qui était alors ambassadeur du Sénégal au Nigeria. Il contient deux poèmes qasida totalisant les 11 pages. Le premier est un éloge au Prophète Muhammad et a été achevé le 12 décembre 1988. Le second a également été écrit au Nigeria en 1989. Il couvre le conflit Sénégal-Mauritanie survenu en 1989. Plus précisément, les poèmes parlent de la violence que les Mauritaniens noirs enduré pendant le conflit.
Extent: 1 manuscript containg 11 pages.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 24cm, width 20cm, depth 0,5cm.
Condition of original material: The manuscript was dusty before digitization, clearly legible, black ink on yellow papoer.
Custodial history: Muhammad al Ghali Ba obtained the manuscript from the original author who was his friend and fellow disciple in Tijaniyya. He received many such manuscripts from people who needed his correction and comments. Upon Ba's death his brothers in Pate Galo inherited his entire library. In 2014, his son Mountaga Ba, became the custodiam.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Abubakr Sy.
Scribe(s): Abubakr Sy.
Related countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Nigeria.
Related regions: West Africa.
Related towns/cities: Dakar, Nouakchott.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Pulaar Islamic Texts: Six Archives of the Taal Families in Senegal and Mali
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004253786
040-004253801 - Is part of:
- EAP1245/1 : Mountaga Ba
EAP1245/1/15 : الحمد لله الذ - Hierarchy:
- 032-004253786[0015]/040-004253801
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1245/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 10 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1245-1-15
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1989
- End Date:
- 1989
- Date Range:
- 12 Dec 1989
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Former External References:
- 15
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: The West African Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Family of Mountaga Ba
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Pate Galo, Senegal
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)