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Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba)

Title	Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba)
Author	Serigne Moussa Ka
Publication Place	Senegal, Africa -
Type	belge
Language	ara,wol
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	19
Library:	British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)
Record ID	EAP334/3/2
Library Location	Boston University
Notes	The material deals with the history of the construction of the mosque of Touba. It includes discussions on the planning, the division of labor, challenges, and the role of key Murid figures in the project such as Serigne Mbacke Bousso, Mame Thierno, Cheikh Ibrahima Fall, Serigne Balla Thioro, Amdy Moustapha Mbacke, Cheikh Masamba Mbacke, among others.The documents were written between 1932 (the beginning of the construction of the mosque) and 1963 by Serigne Moussa Ka and was later disseminated in 1963 by Serigne Saliou Ka (at the first opening of the mosque). Serigne Ngagne Ba and Serigne Saliou Cisse were the first to read the poem that day. The poem contains 1647 verses. Physical characteristics of original material: Due to the poor quality of the photocopy of some pages, some lines are hard to read. The last page has a tear. 1 unbound paper manuscript of 19 pages. Based on the interview with the owner, the materials were written between 1932 and 1963. Author: Serigne Moussa Ka. Scribe: Serigne Saliou Ka. Language: Wolof (with some Arabic loanwords and phrases). Script of material: Wolof Ajami (Wolofal).
Atıf	Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba), British Library, EAP334/3/2, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP334-3-2
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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Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba)

Author Serigne Moussa Ka

Publication Place Senegal, Africa -

Type belge

Language ara,wol

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 19

Library British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Record ID EAP334/3/2

Library Location Boston University

Notes The material deals with the history of the construction of the mosque of Touba. It includes discussions on the planning, the division of labor, challenges, and the role of key Murid figures in the project such as Serigne Mbacke Bousso, Mame Thierno, Cheikh Ibrahima Fall, Serigne Balla Thioro, Amdy Moustapha Mbacke, Cheikh Masamba Mbacke, among others.The documents were written between 1932 (the beginning of the construction of the mosque) and 1963 by Serigne Moussa Ka and was later disseminated in 1963 by Serigne Saliou Ka (at the first opening of the mosque). Serigne Ngagne Ba and Serigne Saliou Cisse were the first to read the poem that day. The poem contains 1647 verses. Physical characteristics of original material: Due to the poor quality of the photocopy of some pages, some lines are hard to read. The last page has a tear. 1 unbound paper manuscript of 19 pages. Based on the interview with the owner, the materials were written between 1932 and 1963. Author: Serigne Moussa Ka. Scribe: Serigne Saliou Ka. Language: Wolof (with some Arabic loanwords and phrases). Script of material: Wolof Ajami (Wolofal).

Atıf Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba), British Library, EAP334/3/2, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP334-3-2

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