The material is a collection of poems dealing with the history of the building of the Murid Mosque of Touba considered by many Murid scholars to be one of the major tests of the Muridiyya order in its early days. The poems provide the historical contexts of the challenges that the Murid leadership faced and how they overcame them to build the mosque successfully. The material also includes discussions focused on the family of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, the founder of the Muridiyya order, and tributes to Serigne Modou Moustapha Mbacke, the first to serve as a Khalifa of the order after the death of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, his father and spiritual master. The achievements and qualities of Serigne Modou Moustapha are also discussed in the documents.
Physical characteristics of original material: Due to the poor quality of the photocopy and some black ink stains, some pages are a little hard to read.
1 bound paper manuscript of 213 pages. Based on the interview with the owner, the materials were written between the 1930's and the 1950's.
Author: Serigne Moussa Ka. Scribe: Serigne Saliou Ka. Language: Wolof (with some Arabic loanwords and phrases). Script of material: Wolof Ajami (Wolofal).
