"Pentastichs" Fiqhu (Fiqhu -- Jurisprudence in Nupe Verses)
OA Version
Citation
Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Nupe Ajami Materials of Middle Belt, Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38121.
Abstract
This manuscript titled "Pentastichs" Fiqhu contains poems on Islamic Jurisprudence in Nupe Ajami. It has a set of verses that consist of fifty four (54) Pentastichs. The first and second pentastichs introduce and enumerate the topics covered in the poems, which include: Ablution, Ritual Bath, Tayammum (the Islamic dry ablution using sand or dust), Ṣalāt, as well as prostrations of forgetfulness in Ṣalāt. Also, as part of the introduction, the number of compulsory, supererogatory, and recommended steps of each of the aspects mentioned above are given. The details of each of these practices is provided in the main body of the work. The last part of the pentastichs is a eulogy of the Prophet with supplications. Following the Maliki School of Thought, this work was written using the Maghribi writing style but with bold ink. Purely in Nupe Ajami, the manuscript has not indicated the name of the author or scribe, and there is no date. The Pentastichs is one of the manuscripts that that Sheikh Imam Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki examined in his 1991 Master’s level dissertation. These poems, along with more details about them can be found in his dissertation from pages 97 to 110.
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), Alhaji Abubakar A’ishatu (Local Project Manager), Usman Abdullahi Nagya (General Field Facilitator) and Mohammed Yahaya Isah (Gatekeeper), Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Director African Studies Center), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Nupe 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 Nupe Ajami Materials of Middle Belt, Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38121. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki, the Chief Imam of Central Mosque of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida—Niger State (Middle Belt of Nigeria). This manuscript Pentastichs was one of the Nupe Ajami manuscripts that Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki examined in his Master’s Dissertation titled "Nupe Islamic Verses in Ajami Edition: Transliteration and Translation of Islamic Studies Manuscripts of Nupeland" submitted to the Department of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of a Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Islamic Studies) and approved in 1991 A.D./1412 A.H.
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki, the Chief Imam of Central Mosque of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida—Niger State (Middle Belt of Nigeria). This manuscript Pentastichs was one of the Nupe Ajami manuscripts that Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki examined in his Master’s Dissertation titled "Nupe Islamic Verses in Ajami Edition: Transliteration and Translation of Islamic Studies Manuscripts of Nupeland" submitted to the Department of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of a Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Islamic Studies) and approved in 1991 A.D./1412 A.H.
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).