Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 4Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 - Africa, Central |
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... Ahmed Baba and other leading citizens of Tim- buktu were carried north in chains to the Moroccan capital of Marrakesh and thrown into prison . At the behest of local scholars , who begged for Ahmed Baba's release , the prisoner was ...
... Ahmed Baba and other leading citizens of Tim- buktu were carried north in chains to the Moroccan capital of Marrakesh and thrown into prison . At the behest of local scholars , who begged for Ahmed Baba's release , the prisoner was ...
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... Ahmed Baba of Tim- buktu , wrote of him , " God made use of his services in order to save the true believers ( in Negroland ) from their sufferings and calamities . " He built mosques and schools , and did everything in his power to ...
... Ahmed Baba of Tim- buktu , wrote of him , " God made use of his services in order to save the true believers ( in Negroland ) from their sufferings and calamities . " He built mosques and schools , and did everything in his power to ...
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... Ahmad Baba al - Timbukti ( d . 1627 ) was one of them.23 Deported to Morocco following the Saadian invasion of Songhay , he resided there between May 1594 and February 1608. During his stay , he taught in the most reputed schools in ...
... Ahmad Baba al - Timbukti ( d . 1627 ) was one of them.23 Deported to Morocco following the Saadian invasion of Songhay , he resided there between May 1594 and February 1608. During his stay , he taught in the most reputed schools in ...
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... Ahmed Baba, a merchant by the name of Said Ibn Ibrahim al-Jirari raises serious concerns about the widespread enslavement of Black Africans who have openly declared their commitment to the Muslim faith. Ahmed Baba's Mi'raj constitutes a ...
... Ahmed Baba, a merchant by the name of Said Ibn Ibrahim al-Jirari raises serious concerns about the widespread enslavement of Black Africans who have openly declared their commitment to the Muslim faith. Ahmed Baba's Mi'raj constitutes a ...
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... Ahmed Baba, as he lectured outside the mosque by the wall of his 1,600-book library He was teaching his students at the University of Sankore about the origins of the Songhay Empire. The year was 1594 and the University of Sankore was ...
... Ahmed Baba, as he lectured outside the mosque by the wall of his 1,600-book library He was teaching his students at the University of Sankore about the origins of the Songhay Empire. The year was 1594 and the University of Sankore was ...
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