{"id":3656,"date":"2020-12-12T12:31:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/?page_id=3656"},"modified":"2022-08-01T05:39:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:39:57","slug":"manaafiul-muslim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/wolof\/wolof-manuscripts\/manaafiul-muslim\/","title":{"rendered":"A Healing Manual for Muslims (Man\u0101fi\u02bfu l-Muslim)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title<\/td>\nA Healing Manual for Muslims (Man\u0101fi\u02bfu l-Muslim)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Author or Owner<\/td>\nBirane Gassama (owner)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject<\/td>\nHealing, Education, Scholarship, Quranic Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nThis document is a guide for understanding several important teachings of Islam, particularly as they relate to healing various ailments and treating fertility issues. It was written by a Murid disciple to help his fellows understand passages in the Quran and the hadiths (traditions of Prophet Muhammad). It includes three parts: the first part deals with the Quran, the second document deals with hadiths, and the third part talks about Islamic healing practices. The document consists of verses written in Arabic followed by commentaries in Wolof Ajami to help the faithful understand these practices. These include the preparation of herbal infusions and potions, or <\/span>saafara <\/span><\/i>(in Wolof), that will heal a variety of ailments or rid someone of a spirit lover: a jinn who is causing problems in one\u2019s marriage. It also contains information about a few aphrodisiacs which will assist couples hoping to conceive a child. The document also describes morally acceptable behaviors for religious scholars, including humility, generosity, honesty, respect, patience, and devotion to God. The scholar must also disseminate the knowledge in order to help others better understand the practices and teachings of the religion. This document also includes a number of illustrations which detail the kh\u0101tims (magical square formulas) used in making potions, and a figure that will protect against all harms. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genre<\/td>\nProse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nWolof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Script<\/td>\nWolof Ajami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manuscript condition<\/td>\nPrinted, good condition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/td>\nPrinted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher<\/td>\nBashiiru \u00d1a\u014b (or Bassirou Niang)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provenance<\/td>\nTouba, Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source Reference<\/td>\nOriginal material held at Birane Gassama\u2019s home, Bargny, Dakar, Senegal. British Library, https:\/\/eap.bl.uk\/archive-file\/EAP334-12-2?_ga=2.198933551.1257679841.1632495692-
\n1598733228.1630977813<\/a>; see also https:\/\/open.bu.edu\/handle\/2144\/2403<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access condition and copyright<\/td>\nThese 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).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contributors<\/td>\nFallou Ngom, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Elhadji Djibril Diagne, Eric Schmidt, Gana Ndiaye, Martin Aucoin, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Required citation information<\/td>\nFallou Ngom (PI), Gana Ndiaye, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Martin Aucoin, and other contributors. 2022. \u201cA Healing Manual for Muslims.\u201d <\/span>https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/wolof\/wolof-manuscripts\/manaafiul-muslim\/<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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