Transliterated title: Al-Akhdarī in Mandinka Ajami.
The manuscript is a Mandinka Ajami exegesis of the popular Mālikī jurisprudence text known as Al-Akhdarī, which is used across Muslim West Africa. The title, Al-Akhdarī, is based on the name of the Algerian scholar, Abū Yazīd ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr bin Muḥammad bin ʿĀmir, who authored the original text. Similar interpretations and commentaries of Al-Akhdarī in Ajami exist in other languages in West Africa. Al-Akhdarī is one of the key texts of Islamic jurisprudence studied in Islamic schools in West Africa. The author of the Mandinka exegesis of Al-Akhdarī, like many other Muslims in the region, used Mandinka Ajami in order to broadly disseminate the ethos and traditions of Islam among his people. His intention was to ensure that Mandinka readers understand Islamic jurisprudence in their own language so that they can practice their religion appropriately.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the copy from his father.
Extent and format of original material: 60 pages.
Physical characteristics: Bound. Some pages are missing. There are stains that make some words difficult to read.
Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Barro.
Author(s) of original material: Kemo Barro Diang.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
