Souleymane Bayo Manuscript Collection

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    Images of Souleymane Bayo in Kignini
    (2018-07-18) Ngom, Ibrahima
    Images taken of manuscript owner Souleymane Bayo in Kignini, Kolda, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018.
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    Araabukaŋ Tahamisi Suukuwo: Arabic Takhmīs Poem
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    The manuscript is a copy from the Arabic original. It has extensive glosses in Arabic. It was copied by Abdoulaye Bayo. The poem praises God, celebrates His glory and mercy, emphasizes the importance of knowledge, and gives tribute to a prominent Mandinka scholar so that people learn about his achievements.
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    Araabukaŋ Suukuwo: Arabic Poetry
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    The manuscript is a recent copy of an Arabic text. It has extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami to help local readers understand the content. The document deals with the story of a young man from the Banī Isrā'īl whose parents were debating whether their son should become a shepherd, as his father wished, or learn the Quran. The debate between the two parents was brought to the attention of Prophet Muḥammad who recommended the boy to learn the Quran for one day and to work as a shepherd for two days.
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    Marmūz al-Ṭanṭarānī
    bin Abū Bakr, Aḥmad; Bayo, Souleymane (scribe)
    The manuscript is a copy of the Arabic poem called Marmūz al-Tantarānī written by Aḥmad bin Abū Bakr al-Tantarānī. The themes discussed in the document include life, death, and the afterlife. It is a bilingual document with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami.
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    Nūniyya: A Poem by El-hadji Malick Sy
    Sy, El-hadji Malick; Bayo, Souleymane (scribe)
    The manuscript is a copy of the famous religious poem in Arabic written by the Senegalese Tijāniyya leader, El-hadji Malick Sy. The poem has some glosses in Mandinka Ajami to help readers understand its content.
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    Kitaaboo Foloota: The Book Began
    Diadji, Alpha; Gassama, Makili (scribe)
    This manuscript is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥīd (English: oneness of God). This poem is popular among Mandinka people and has been found in several different collections. It was authored by the famous Mandinka scholar called Alpha Diadji.
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    Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo: A Poem by Sitokoto Dabo (Yaa Allah, Yaa Rahman, Yaa Rahim)
    Dabo, Sitokoto; Bayo, Souleymane (scribe)
    The manuscript is a copy of the original poem written in Mandinka Ajami by Sitokoto Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poem combines praises of God for His protection and mercy with prayers for peace, health, long life, and protection from Satan, among other things.
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    Jajaay Ndiŋo: Knowledge over Material Wealth
    al-Qayrawānī, Ibn Abī Zayd; Bayo, Souleymane (scribe)
    The manuscript is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami text that the manuscript owner calls Jajaay Ndiŋo. It is an Arabic poem copied from the original written by Ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawānī. It has extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami to help local readers understand the content in their own language. It deals with the importance of knowledge.