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Book/Printed Material The Goal of Seekers, a Commentary on the Work "The Mother of Proofs".

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Title

  • The Goal of Seekers, a Commentary on the Work "The Mother of Proofs".

Summary

  • Timbuktu (present-day Tombouctou in Mali), founded around 1100 as a commercial center for trade across the Sahara Desert, was also an important seat of Islamic learning from the 14th century onward. The libraries there contain many important manuscripts, in different styles of Arabic scripts, which were written and copied by Timbuktu's scribes and scholars. These works constitute the city's most famous and long-lasting contribution to Islamic and world civilization. Bughyat al-Tālibīn li-mā Taḍammanatuhu Umm al-Barāhīn (The goal of seekers, a commentary on the work "The mother of proofs") concentrates on the doctrine of the existence of God and God's single and unique nature. The writer, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Miṣrī, explains the meaning of the terms referring to the intimate knowledge of God, as well as belief in God, his angels, and his prophets.

Names

  • Alfā Simb, Aḥmad ibn Scribe.
  • Miṣrī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1712.

Headings

  • -  Mali--Tombouctou
  • -  1427 to 1490
  • -  Arabic calligraphy
  • -  Arabic manuscripts
  • -  Islam -- Doctrines
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Timbuktu manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667252

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Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the Islamic Manuscripts from Mali Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

The source of this collection has asked that persons who wish to make any other reproductions of manuscripts from this collection must seek permission from Abdel Kader Haidara, at:

Abdel Kader Haidara, Directeur
Bibliotheque Mamma Haidara de Manuscrits et la Documentation
Siége: Tombouctou BP 71 Rèp.du Mali
Tèl: B 292 16 76 | D 292 12 54
Cell: 636 96 60

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library.

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Chicago citation style:

Alfā Simb, Aḥmad Ibn Scribe, and Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad Author Miṣrī. The Goal of Seekers, a Commentary on the Work "The Mother of Proofs". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1712] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667252/.

APA citation style:

Alfā Simb, A. I. S. & Miṣrī, M. I. M. I. M. A. (1712) The Goal of Seekers, a Commentary on the Work "The Mother of Proofs". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667252/.

MLA citation style:

Alfā Simb, Aḥmad Ibn Scribe, and Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad Author Miṣrī. The Goal of Seekers, a Commentary on the Work "The Mother of Proofs". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1712] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667252/>.