Timbuktu manuscripts history11/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pour cette raison, dans le présent article on aborde la dimension historique-culturelle de la question (la légende de la ville de Tombouctou, son évolution historique et développement intellectuel et scientifique, la population et les langues, le lien hispanique, la tradition bibliophile pour la science et l'enseignement). La présence de tous ces manuscrits et sa grande quantité sont deux questions qui doivent être expliquées puisqu’il s’agit d'une région non arabe ni arabophone. Résumé: L'abondance de manuscrits des auteurs et des oeuvres d’al-Andalus est seulement une partie de la grande quantité de manuscrits arabes qui existent en Tombouctou et leur région. Key words: Manuscripts Timbuktu libraries Mali Armas Songhay education Subsaharan Africa black Islam. The third part is dedicated to the type of collections and libraries. After it, we show a general balance sheet and volume of Arab manuscripts collections in Timbuktu. For that reason, in the present article the historical-cultural dimension of the question is approached (the legend of the city of Timbuktu, its historical evolution and intellectual and scientific development, the population and the languages, the Hispanic bond, the tradition booklover for science and education). The presence of all these manuscripts and their great amount are two questions that must be explained done that this is neither a non Arab region nor Arabic speaking. So the purpose of this presentation is fivefold: the first is to conceptualize the term 'Islamic Civilization' that intends to act the essay's theoretical frame the second is to briefly reflect upon the continent's social history south of the Sahara the third is to comment on the rich Islamic manuscript collections and other heritage items that contributed towards the making of this civilization continentally the fourth is to narrate in summarized form the status of Timbuktu as an educational centre and the fifth is to tabulate the challenges that the continent currently faces in its attempt to preserve and protect its heritage items such as manuscripts from those who wish to destroy them.Ībstract: The abundance of manuscripts of Andalusi’s authors and works is a part of the great amount of Arab manuscripts that exist in Timbuktu and its region. All of these perceptibly demonstrate that one cannot sidestep the Muslim contribution to this continent's identity. And as one travels further south of the continent, one finds ample proof that point to the Muslims' presence. And when moving to East Africa's coastal regions one comes across numerous historical sites/towns such as Kilwa that are clearly reminiscent of Muslim influence. For example, when traveling through central Africa one finds many scholarly manuscripts that have yet to be edited and that cover different themes. These have since become part of Africa's continental heritage and most of them have fortunately been preserved by its numerous nation-states. Indeed when one scans the length and breath of the continent, one comes across various types of evidence that points to the fact that Muslims left behind their footprints in almost every sector of the continent. Though Khalid Diab, the Egyptian-Belgian journalist, significantly remarked that, " Islamic Civilization is so hard-wired into Europe's cultural, social and intellectual DNA that it would be impossible to expunge its influence " (Al-Jazeera ), one is of the view that Africa neatly fitted that profile since it – more than any other continent-tangibly reflect that. In fact, it was Ali Mazrui, the Africanist, who powerfully described this dimension when he highlighted the continent's triple heritage (of which Christianity and African Religious Tradition also form a part). ![]() Anyone acquainted with Africa's rich social history cannot deny the fact that Islam – as a dynamic religious tradition-has indeed been an integral part of its identity. ![]()
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