Nāfilah (A detailed description of some supererogatory prayers in Yoruba Anjemi)
Date
2001
DOI
Authors
Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Nigeria
Version
OA Version
Citation
Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Yoruba Anjemi Materials of Southwestern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38122.
Abstract
This manuscript titled, Nāfilah (A Detailed Description of Some Supererogatory Prayers in Yoruba Anjemi]) is a one-page document, which provides a detailed description on how to perform certain supplications. Exclusively written in Yoruba Anjemi, the manuscript starts with Basmalah – i.e. Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm. Of note: from the right and left hand sides of the Basmalah are the symbols "nun," which stand for the desacralization of the Basmalah. Most often, when "nun" is used, the full version of the Basmalah is not written. But in this case, "nun" was written twice along with the full version. This is followed with greetings and prayers to the Prophet, "Wa Ṣallallāhu ’Alān-Nabiyyil Karīmi Wa ’Ālihi wa Ṣaḥbih wa Sallam Taslīman." This manuscript is predominantly written in Yoruba Anjemi, but the supplications, which are to be read or chanted in Arabic, are written in Arabic. Most, if not all of these supplications are Qur’anic verses and are bracketed. The scribe used the standard Mashriqi writing style.
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), Malam
Umar Hajji Mustapha (Local Project Manager) and Abdullahi Mohammed (General Field Facilitator).
Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Director African Studies Center), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Yoruba Anjemi 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 Yoruba Anjemi Materials of Southwestern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38122. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by the Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Nigeria, an institution which propagates, teaches, and popularizes Yoruba Anjemi knowledge. The Nāfilah manuscript has no specific individual author names included other than the name and address of the Markaz, and a signature. This is the only manuscripts from which we retrieved from the Center which has a signature, yet no individual name author name other than organizational. It could be one of the association’s secretariats, the scribe’s, or the chairman’s at the time. The manuscript is in a good condition. Though undated, our sources indicate that it was written about 18 years ago.
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by the Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Nigeria, an institution which propagates, teaches, and popularizes Yoruba Anjemi knowledge. The Nāfilah manuscript has no specific individual author names included other than the name and address of the Markaz, and a signature. This is the only manuscripts from which we retrieved from the Center which has a signature, yet no individual name author name other than organizational. It could be one of the association’s secretariats, the scribe’s, or the chairman’s at the time. The manuscript is in a good condition. Though undated, our sources indicate that it was written about 18 years ago.
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).