Biography of Lady Maam Jaara Buso (Soxna Maam Jaaratul Laahi Buso)
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| Title | Biography of Lady Maam Jaara Buso (Soxna Maam Jaaratul Laahi Buso) |
| Author or Owner | Les Structures Soutenant l’Université du Magal (author) |
| Subject | Biography, History, Gender, Women in Islam, Education, Muridiyya, Virtue |
| Content | The document deals with the life of Maam Jaara Buso (c.1833-1864), the mother of Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1853-1927), the founder of the Muridiyya Sufi order in Senegal. She is known as Mame Diarra Bousso in French sources and as Jaaratul Laahi (the neighbor of God) in Murid communities due to her piety and virtues. The text provides information about her ancestry, the education of her mother and her own erudition and virtues. As customary in Muslim societies of Senegambia, her virtues as both a woman and a wife are presented as the reasons why she was blessed with an exceptional son (Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba). Her shrine, which is located in Poroxaan in Senegal, has become a major pilgrimage site where men and women go to seek her blessings. A school system named after her has been created in Senegal to educate the girls named after her and to cultivate in them the virtues she epitomized. The document also reveals how women from learned families were educated and served as teachers. |
| Genre | Prose |
| Language | Wolof |
| Script | Wolof Ajami |
| Manuscript condition | Printed, good condition |
| Type | Printed |
| Publisher | Université du Magal |
| Provenance | Touba, Senegal |
| Source Reference | Les Structures Soutenant l’Université du Magal, Jaar-Jaari Magi Murid yi: Xaaj bu Njëkk [The Itineraries of Murid Elders: Part 1] (Touba, Senegal: Université du Magal, 2015), 8-12. |
| 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, Eric Schmidt, Margaret Rowley, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis. |
| Required citation information | Fallou Ngom (PI), Elhadji Djibril Diagne, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Margaret Rowley, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, and other contributors. 2022. “Biography of Lady Maam Jaara Buso.” https://sites.bu.edu/nehajami/the-four-languages/wolof/wolof-manuscripts/soxna-maam-jaaratul-laahi-buso/ |
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