Abubakar, Malam Usman (owner)Unknown2020-01-222020-01-222019-01Kurfi, 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/2144/38242https://hdl.handle.net/2144/39128The 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: This manuscript is owned by Malam Usman Abubakar from Jada located in Adamawa state in northeastern Nigeria. The manuscript appears to be complete with no publication date. The owner said that he received it as a gift from his mentor, Shaykh Abubakar Jimeta, from Taraba State in 2014.This manuscript is about the pilgrimage to Mecca. It is small in size but a very rich book that outlines the meaning of pilgrimage, its principles, along with do’s and don’ts. It is written in Fulfulde Ajami. The author uses images and sketches to illustrate places that pilgrims should visit, as well as the kinds of clothing they should wear. The book is also illustrated with image to enable the intending pilgrims/readers/audiences to understand how to perform well the pilgrimage rituals. The Deftere Hajj (Pilgrimage Book) has many chapters with numerous prayers. The author has written the prayers in Arabic, as they are read or chanted in Arabic. He then translates the prayers in Fulfulde Ajami.Unbound manuscript. 192 pages.PaperfuvThese materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).Adamawa, NigeriaManuscriptAjami scriptMeccaUmrahHajjKaabaLesser pilgrimageIslamic pilgrimagePilgrimageIslamic practicesManuscript