Praising God

Transliterated title: Allah Tentoo.

The manuscript is primarily written in rudimentary Arabic. It was copied from the original by Fode Faty. It includes Mandinka Ajami glosses and personal notes. It deals with the marvelous life in paradise and enjoins people to repent and follow God’s instructions so that they can access paradise when they die.

Custodial history: The owners inherited it from their father's older brother Fode Faty.

Extent and format of original material: 25 pages.

Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some of the text may be difficult to read due to ink stains, torn pages or holes in some pages.

Owner(s) of original material: Bankali and Sadio Faty.

Author(s) of original material: Fode Faty.

Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.