Suukuwo aniŋ Keetaala: Devotional Poetry and Inheritance in Mandinka Ajami
Date
DOI
Authors
Toure, El-hadji Keba
Dabo, Sitokoto
Toure, Cheikh Sidiya
Version
OA Version
Citation
Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112
Abstract
Contains four small Mandinka Ajami manuscripts. The newest one is a poem dedicated to Kemo Thiam, a friend of the author (El-hadji Seckou Toure). The poet urges his friend not to be far from his family and to follow Islamic recommendations in whatever situation he may find himself. The second document is a poem dedicated to El-hadji Amath Cisse. It is also written by El-hadji Seckou Toure who is the spiritual leader and a close friend of El-Hadji Amath Cisse, a local politician. The poet prays for his friend and encourages him to pursue his political ambitions to become a member of the Senegalese national parliament. The third document is a copy of a poem by Arfang Sitokoto Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poet invites people to be united and to cultivate virtues of compassion and forgiveness as taught by Prophet Muḥammad. The last document is a poem dealing with the rules of inheritance to avoid unfair distribution of the properties of deceased people among their heirs. It was written by Cheikh El-hadji Sidiya Drame, the father of the current owner.
Description
The entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner inherited the documents from his father's young brother, El-hadji Seckou Toure, who was born in Boudhie-Senghere. He later relocated to Pakao-Tourecounda where he founded the first Quranic school and lived there until his death.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner inherited the documents from his father's young brother, El-hadji Seckou Toure, who was born in Boudhie-Senghere. He later relocated to Pakao-Tourecounda where he founded the first Quranic school and lived there until his death.
License
These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).