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Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante

Title	Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante
Publication Place	Gambia, Africa, Senegal, Africa, Senegambia, Africa -
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	93
Library:	British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)
Record ID	EAP1042/58/4
Library Location	Boston University
Notes	The document is a biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante, a Mandinka scholar from Kombo-Sifo in The Gambia. It documents his life, education, and experience with prominent religious scholars he encountered in his lifetime, including Mame Bamba Barro who was a disciple of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke (1853-1927), the founder of the Muridiyya Sufi order. Besides his biography, other themes in the document include poetry that praises Prophet Muḥammad, the author’s interactions with local scholars, their names, and the places he visited in the region. Al-hadji Aliou Kante is celebrated in his community for having converted many people to Islam and having built several mosques in the Senegambia. This document is typed and written in Arabic. Custodial history: The manuscript owner copied it from his nephew, Bamba Djiba, who received it from his teacher, Mamading Kante, a son of Al-hadji Aliou Kante from The Gambia. Extent and format of original material: 93 pages. Physical characteristics: Bound manuscript. Owner(s) of original material: Youssouph Demba. Author(s) of original material: Aliou Kante.
Atıf	Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante, British Library, EAP1042/58/4, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-58-4
Yazı sistemleri	Arabic
Atıf koşulları	Except as otherwise permitted under your national copyright law this material may not be copied or distributed further
Görüntü yönü	right-to-left

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Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante

Publication Place Gambia, Africa, Senegal, Africa, Senegambia, Africa -

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 93

Library British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Record ID EAP1042/58/4

Library Location Boston University

Notes The document is a biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante, a Mandinka scholar from Kombo-Sifo in The Gambia. It documents his life, education, and experience with prominent religious scholars he encountered in his lifetime, including Mame Bamba Barro who was a disciple of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke (1853-1927), the founder of the Muridiyya Sufi order. Besides his biography, other themes in the document include poetry that praises Prophet Muḥammad, the author’s interactions with local scholars, their names, and the places he visited in the region. Al-hadji Aliou Kante is celebrated in his community for having converted many people to Islam and having built several mosques in the Senegambia. This document is typed and written in Arabic. Custodial history: The manuscript owner copied it from his nephew, Bamba Djiba, who received it from his teacher, Mamading Kante, a son of Al-hadji Aliou Kante from The Gambia. Extent and format of original material: 93 pages. Physical characteristics: Bound manuscript. Owner(s) of original material: Youssouph Demba. Author(s) of original material: Aliou Kante.

Atıf Biography of Al-hadji Aliou Kante, British Library, EAP1042/58/4, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-58-4

Yazı sistemleri Arabic

Atıf koşulları Except as otherwise permitted under your national copyright law this material may not be copied or distributed further

Görüntü yönü right-to-left