Araabukaŋ Kitaaboolu: Collection of Arabic Manuscripts
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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 a collection of manuscripts, which were written on different types of papers and deal with a variety of subjects. The subjects discussed in the manuscripts include prayers and Arabic grammar. One manuscript deals with the Islamic version of creation, and discusses the creation of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, Muḥammad, and Noah and the years between them. It also deals with the number of animals that God created, the number of angels and stars, the creation of waters and the creatures that live within it, and the origin of Arabs and non-Arabs (Ajam), among other subjects.
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 (Principal 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 received the documents from his father, El-hadji Kemo Drame, who wrote many of them. His father was born in Mankonomba in 1934 where he received his advanced Islamic education. He spent over fourty years in Ivory Coast, where he served as an Imam and farmer.
Provenance / Custodial history: The owner received the documents from his father, El-hadji Kemo Drame, who wrote many of them. His father was born in Mankonomba in 1934 where he received his advanced Islamic education. He spent over fourty years in Ivory Coast, where he served as an Imam and farmer.
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).