Bankali & Sadio Faty Manuscript Collection

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    Allah Tentoo: Praising God
    Faty, Fode
    The manuscript is primarily written in rudimentary Arabic. It was copied from the original by Fode Faty. It includes Mandinka Ajami glosses and personal notes. It deals with the marvelous life in paradise and enjoins people to repent and follow God’s instructions so that they can access paradise when they die.
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    Kulufin Karlaa: Special Bilingual Prayers
    Faty, El-hadji Kemo
    The manuscript is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami document that the owners call Kulufin Karlaa. It is copied from the original by El-hadji Kemo Bonko Faty. It deals with special formulas that combine Islamic prayers with traditional Mandinka incantations to address people’s concerns, including protection from Satan, evil spirits, and other local concerns. The incantations in the text are characterized by repetitions.
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    Image of Bankali and Sadio Faty
    (2018-07-22) Ngom, Ibrahima
    Image of manuscript owner Bankali Faty (blue and white kaftan), and his brother in Kolda, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018.