The survival of Islam depends on the teaching of the sacred writing. The consequence was the invention of another form of writing, known as ajami. Which is a system of transcription of local languages with the adoption of the Arabic letters (al-huruf al-arabiyya). This type of writing allowed the setting down of languages like Hausa, Fulfulde, Dagomba, Wolof, Gonja, Mampurle, and Swahili. The collection of manuscripts of the African Institute Studies of University of Ghana was assembled over a period of several years during the 1950s. Many dedicated scholars were involved in the project. These manuscripts are the witness of the manuscript tradition in Africa.br>La présence islamique en Afrique s\'appuie sur l\'enseignement de l\'écriture sa...
West African Islamic manuscripts with the main texts in Arabic and annotations in Soninke were most ...
This paper share experiences of th South African Conservation Technical Team of the Timbuktu Rare Ma...
Today, Swahili is one of the most important languages of Africa. While it is written in Latin-script...
West African manuscripts are numerous and varied in forms and contents. There are thousands of them ...
The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to ...
The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to ...
Before the twentieth century, to be literate in the Western Sahel meant to be literate in Arabic—or ...
West African Islamic manuscripts, meaning written in Arabic or in ‘ajamī and reflecting the perspect...
Before the twentieth century, to be literate in the Western Sahel meant to be literate in Arabic—or ...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
This study examines the efforts of preservation and conservation of Ajami Manuscript. It reports the...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
During the last two decades, the (re-)discovery of thousands of manuscripts in different regions of ...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
Editor's Note: One of the most promising, but understudied traditions of African manuscripts that in...
West African Islamic manuscripts with the main texts in Arabic and annotations in Soninke were most ...
This paper share experiences of th South African Conservation Technical Team of the Timbuktu Rare Ma...
Today, Swahili is one of the most important languages of Africa. While it is written in Latin-script...
West African manuscripts are numerous and varied in forms and contents. There are thousands of them ...
The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to ...
The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to ...
Before the twentieth century, to be literate in the Western Sahel meant to be literate in Arabic—or ...
West African Islamic manuscripts, meaning written in Arabic or in ‘ajamī and reflecting the perspect...
Before the twentieth century, to be literate in the Western Sahel meant to be literate in Arabic—or ...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
This study examines the efforts of preservation and conservation of Ajami Manuscript. It reports the...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
During the last two decades, the (re-)discovery of thousands of manuscripts in different regions of ...
Ajami (Arabographic) texts in Mandinka and in Bamana (Bambara) languages are published with Latin tr...
Editor's Note: One of the most promising, but understudied traditions of African manuscripts that in...
West African Islamic manuscripts with the main texts in Arabic and annotations in Soninke were most ...
This paper share experiences of th South African Conservation Technical Team of the Timbuktu Rare Ma...
Today, Swahili is one of the most important languages of Africa. While it is written in Latin-script...