Tafsiru Juz’u Amma (Translation of the 30th Part of the Quran)
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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 originally bound copy of the Fulfulde Ajami version of the tafsir (exegesis) of Juz’u Amma, which is the last part of the Quran. This sub-unit is called “The short chapters” of the Holy Book and is one of the most well-known parts of the Quran. Students of the traditional Tsangayas and modern madrasas in northern Nigeria begin learning and memorizing the Quran from this portion. The Fulfulde Ajami manuscript of the tafsir was written in ink rather than with modern pens. The manuscript is not dated. The Fulfulde dialect used suggests that the author was from northeastern Nigeria, rather than northwestern Nigeria.
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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 Ardo Rabi’u from Yunusari in Yobe State. The manuscript is in condition and it is a complete unbound copy. The cover page is the only part that is missing. The owner, Ardo Rabi’u, said that he purchased it from an Islamic bookstore in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria. The manuscript is not dated but the owner had it for 10 years now. It is evidently a market edition manuscript but the author and publisher are unknown.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner is Ardo Rabi’u from Yunusari in Yobe State. The manuscript is in condition and it is a complete unbound copy. The cover page is the only part that is missing. The owner, Ardo Rabi’u, said that he purchased it from an Islamic bookstore in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria. The manuscript is not dated but the owner had it for 10 years now. It is evidently a market edition manuscript but the author and publisher are unknown.
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).