Deftere Wanginoori Maʿna Mukhtaṣar al-Akhdarī (A Book on the Meanings of Akhdarī)
Date
2001
DOI
Authors
Tijani, Ahmad Adib
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Akhdarī
Version
OA Version
Citation
Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Fulfulde & Kanuri Ajami Materials of Northeastern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38242
Abstract
This manuscript is a complete translation of the book that was written by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Akhdarī – an important Maliki jurist. The manuscript is written in Arabic and Fulfulde Ajami. Each Arabic line is rendered in Fulfulde Ajami. It has nearly 50 chapters, covering a wide range of themes. These themes include relationships between Muslims and their Creator, community and the society, purification of the body and soul, ablution, ritual prayers and their requirements, different kinds of blood, and common mistakes made in ritual prayers and how to correct them, to name only these. Published in 2001, the manuscript has a table of contents at the end. It is dated using CE and AH systems.
Description
The entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi (Principal Investigator), Mohammed Bara’u Musa & Hauwa Usman (Local Project Managers), Adamu Mohammed, Abacha Kachalla, Abdrra’uf Abdullahi & Falmaa Madu Ibrahim (General Field Facilitators), and Haladu Mamman (Photographer). Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Director African Studies Center), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). These Collections of Fulfulde & Kanuri Ajami materials are copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library.
Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Fulfulde & Kanuri Ajami Materials of Northeastern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38242. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner is Modibbo Buba-Yero from Jada in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. Published 18 years ago, the owner had inherited it from his father, who had been a cleric in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner is Modibbo Buba-Yero from Jada in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria. Published 18 years ago, the owner had inherited it from his father, who had been a cleric in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.
License
These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).