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Lenn ci mbindum Serigne Abdou Kane (Some of the writings of Serigne Abdou Kane) [c 1970s-2000]

Title	Lenn ci mbindum Serigne Abdou Kane (Some of the writings of Serigne Abdou Kane) [c 1970s-2000]
Author	Serigne Mbaye Diakhate
Publication Date:	2000
Publication Place	Senegal, Africa -
Type	belge
Language	ara,wol
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	259
Library:	British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)
Record ID	EAP334/10/1
Library Location	Boston University
Date	2000
Notes	The material is part of the personal archives of Serigne Abdou Kane, a student of Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. It consists of documents written by him based upon the poems he memorized and heard from his teacher. Based upon the interview with Serigne Bassirou Kane, the current owner of the material, Serigne Mbaye Diakhate used to ask his students such as his father (Serigne Abdou Kane) to memorize his poems for educational purposes. Thus, the material consists of Serigne Abdou Kane's documentation of the knowledge he accumulated in his studies with Serigne Mbaye Diakhate which he also used as educational materials for other students in his own Qur'anic school in Khourou Mbacke. The themes addressed in the material include, among others, prayers against evil, prayers for a good rainy season and a good harvest, tributes to Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, advice for good behavior, the importance of local values such as "jom" (honorability/determination), "fulla" (seriousness/rigor), and "kersa" (discretion), and warnings against vanity and other human flaws. The manuscripts are written in different types of paper. Most are written with black ink. The red ink is used for vocalization and to highlight key words. Some pages are not vocalized. According to Serigne Bassirou Kane, his father passed away before finishing the vocalization of some pages. Physical characteristics of original material: Due to the age of the documents, some pages are hard to read.There are numerous ink stains in the material. Some lines are erased. Some pages are missing and others are destroyed. Some pages are not vocalized. 1 unbound paper manuscript of 259 pages. Date of orginal: c 1970's-2000. Author: Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Scribe: Serigne Abdou Kane. Language: Wolof (with some Arabic in religious quotations, prayers, and in the openings and endings of poems). Script of material: Wolof Ajami (Wolofal).
Atıf	Lenn ci mbindum Serigne Abdou Kane (Some of the writings of Serigne Abdou Kane) [c 1970s-2000], British Library, EAP334/10/1, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP334-10-1
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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Lenn ci mbindum Serigne Abdou Kane (Some of the writings of Serigne Abdou Kane) [c 1970s-2000]

Author Serigne Mbaye Diakhate

Publication Date 2000

Publication Place Senegal, Africa -

Type belge

Language ara,wol

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 259

Library British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Record ID EAP334/10/1

Library Location Boston University

Date 2000

Notes The material is part of the personal archives of Serigne Abdou Kane, a student of Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. It consists of documents written by him based upon the poems he memorized and heard from his teacher. Based upon the interview with Serigne Bassirou Kane, the current owner of the material, Serigne Mbaye Diakhate used to ask his students such as his father (Serigne Abdou Kane) to memorize his poems for educational purposes. Thus, the material consists of Serigne Abdou Kane's documentation of the knowledge he accumulated in his studies with Serigne Mbaye Diakhate which he also used as educational materials for other students in his own Qur'anic school in Khourou Mbacke. The themes addressed in the material include, among others, prayers against evil, prayers for a good rainy season and a good harvest, tributes to Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, advice for good behavior, the importance of local values such as "jom" (honorability/determination), "fulla" (seriousness/rigor), and "kersa" (discretion), and warnings against vanity and other human flaws. The manuscripts are written in different types of paper. Most are written with black ink. The red ink is used for vocalization and to highlight key words. Some pages are not vocalized. According to Serigne Bassirou Kane, his father passed away before finishing the vocalization of some pages. Physical characteristics of original material: Due to the age of the documents, some pages are hard to read.There are numerous ink stains in the material. Some lines are erased. Some pages are missing and others are destroyed. Some pages are not vocalized. 1 unbound paper manuscript of 259 pages. Date of orginal: c 1970's-2000. Author: Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Scribe: Serigne Abdou Kane. Language: Wolof (with some Arabic in religious quotations, prayers, and in the openings and endings of poems). Script of material: Wolof Ajami (Wolofal).

Atıf Lenn ci mbindum Serigne Abdou Kane (Some of the writings of Serigne Abdou Kane) [c 1970s-2000], British Library, EAP334/10/1, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP334-10-1

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