Miracles of the Prophet (Xarbaaxi Yonnen bi)


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Title Miracles of the Prophet (Xarbaaxi Yonnen bi)
Author or Owner Serigne Mor Kayre (author), Mame Mor Kayre (owner, grandson of the author)
Subject Miracles, Prophet Muhammad, Hagiography, Islamic History, Wolof Ajami Poetry
Content The document is a poem written by Serigne Mor Kayre (also known as Sëriñ Moor Kayre, 1869-1951), one of the earliest Murid Ajami scholars and poets. In the poem, he praises Prophet Muhammad and celebrates his miracles. The poem describes the contexts and circumstances in which he enacted those miracles. These include healing the sick and the crippled, talking to rocks, leading a metaphysical fight against his enemies, foretelling the future, and blessing his supporters. The poem also celebrates the Prophet Muhammad for focusing on the teachings of the Quran in his mission and helping lost persons to follow the right path. It retraces the obstacles that he faced, and lists the names of famous leaders who fought him and questioned the truthfulness of his mission.
Genre Poetry
Language Wolof
Script Wolof Ajami
Manuscript condition Unbound manuscript, good condition
Type Handwritten
Publisher Unpublished
Provenance Touba, Senegal
Source Reference Fallou Ngom, Yeneen mbindum Serigne Mor Kayre, British Library, EAP334/14/1: https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP334-14-1; BU African Ajami Library: https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/3827
Access condition and copyright These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Contributors Fallou Ngom, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Elhadji Djibril Diagne, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Gana Ndiaye, Eric Schmidt, Margaret Rowley, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis.
Required citation information Fallou Ngom (PI), Elhadji Djibril Diagne, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Margaret Rowley, and other contributors. 2022. “Miracles of the Prophet.” http://sites.bu.edu/nehajami/the-four-languages/wolof/wolof-manuscripts/xarbaaxi-yonnen-bi/


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