Yancouba Seydi Manuscript Collection
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Item Images of Yancouba Seydi and the community of Diatouma(2018-10-04) Ngom, IbrahimaImages of manuscript owner Yancouba Seydi and the community of Diatouma, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018.Item Ramuloo: DivinationThe manuscript is a copy of a divination manual in Mandinka Ajami. Divination is popular in Muslim Africa. It is known in Senegambian Mandinka communities as Ramuloo (from Arabic: Khatt al-Raml). Muslim religious leaders regularly offer divination services to people (Muslims and non-Muslims alike) who want to learn about various aspects of their future or find solutions to their anticipated social challenges. The manuscript consists of several sections. The start of each section is marked with words in a box. Several versions of this manual have been found in different archives of Mandinka scholars.Item Kitaaboo Foloota: The Book BeganThe document is a Mandinka Ajami devotional 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). The poem is very popular among Mandinka scholars, and has been found in several other collections.