{"id":833,"date":"2020-01-09T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T20:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/?page_id=833"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T18:01:21","slug":"toonaalu-joo-noo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/mandinka\/mandinka-manuscripts\/toonaalu-joo-noo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Defender of Truth (Too\u00f1aalu Joo-\u00f1oo)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title<\/td>\nThe Defender of Truth (Too\u00f1aalu Joo-\u00f1oo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Author or Owner<\/td>\nAlimaamoo Daabo or Almamo Dabo (author and owner)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject<\/td>\nReligious Poetry, Praising Prophet Muhammad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nThis is a poem about the holiness of Prophet Muhammad. It discusses his greatness and his consecration in the eyes of God while highlighting how he cast down Satan and the false prophets. It illustrates the many rewards that can be gained by\u00a0 following the Prophet and believing that Allah has made no equal to him. The poem argues that no one can challenge him or resist his power. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genre<\/td>\nPoetry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nMandinka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Script<\/td>\nMandinka Ajami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manuscript condition<\/td>\nThe manuscript is in a good condition, legible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/td>\nHandwritten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher<\/td>\nUnpublished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provenance<\/td>\nSedhiou, Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source Reference<\/td>\nBritish Library: <\/span>https:\/\/eap.bl.uk\/archive-file\/EAP1042-8-1<\/span><\/a> Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakit\u00e9, Ablaye. 2018. African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2144\/37574<\/span><\/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, Ablaye Diakite, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Bala Saho, Ousmane Cisse, Eric Schmidt, Martin Aucoin, Marie Binta Badji, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Required citation information<\/td>\nFallou Ngom (PI), Ablaye Diakite, Bala Saho, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Ousmane Cisse, Martin Aucoin, and other contributors. 2022. \u201cThe Defender of Truth.\u201d <\/span>https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/mandinka\/mandinka-manuscripts\/toonaalu-joo-noo\/<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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