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100 1 a| Ajura, Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ,c| Alhaj,d| 1910?-2004.;

245 10 a| Islamic thought in Africah| [electronic resource] :b| the collected works of Afa Ajura (1910-2004) and the impact of Ajuraism on northern Ghana /c| Alhaj Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ Ajura (Afa Ajura) ; translated by Zakyi Ibrahim.;

260 a| New Haven :b| Yale University Press,c| [2021];

300 a| xiv, 231 pages ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| World thought in translation;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This is the first English translation and commentary upon the collected works (poems) of Alhaj Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ (1910-2004), popularly known as Afa Ajura. Since 1952, he introduced and advocated for what the translator terms "Ajuraism," promoting his understanding of Sunnah and rejecting the status-quo of traditional practices and the syncretism of Tijāniyyah Sufism in Northern Ghana. Hand-written in local Dagbani ajami, the original manuscripts consist of sixteen poems in 153 pages. This translation is accompanied by an extensive survey of Afa Ajura's own social, religious, and intellectual background, a contextualization of the environment in which he founded and ran his Sunni community (Munchiri; Ajuraists), and an assessment of the impact Ajuraism, his writings and preaching have had on Northern Ghana. Afa Ajura's contributions are evidenced in his large following and in the reforms he effected, speaking against abuses in wedding practices and funeral rites where clerics extorted relatives for financial gains; fighting on behalf of old women accused of witchcraft; fighting against clerics' bogus claims of spiritually solving people's problems; and finally, mobilizing to erect numerous classroom structures mainly from donations and sending many students abroad on scholarships"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Islamic thought in Africa the collected works of Afa Ajura (1910-2004) and the impact of Ajuraism on northern Ghana / Alhaj Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ Ajura (Afa Ajura) ; translated by Zakyi Ibrahim.

Author/creator	Ajura, Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ
Other author	Ibrahim, Zakyi, 1969 -
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Description	xiv, 231 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Ajura, Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ, Alhaj, 1910?-2004--Criticism and interpretation. Islam--Ghana. Islamic poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.

Series	World thought in translation
Abstract	"This is the first English translation and commentary upon the collected works (poems) of Alhaj Yūsuf Ṣāliḥ (1910-2004), popularly known as Afa Ajura. Since 1952, he introduced and advocated for what the translator terms "Ajuraism," promoting his understanding of Sunnah and rejecting the status-quo of traditional practices and the syncretism of Tijāniyyah Sufism in Northern Ghana. Hand-written in local Dagbani ajami, the original manuscripts consist of sixteen poems in 153 pages. This translation is accompanied by an extensive survey of Afa Ajura's own social, religious, and intellectual background, a contextualization of the environment in which he founded and ran his Sunni community (Munchiri; Ajuraists), and an assessment of the impact Ajuraism, his writings and preaching have had on Northern Ghana. Afa Ajura's contributions are evidenced in his large following and in the reforms he effected, speaking against abuses in wedding practices and funeral rites where clerics extorted relatives for financial gains; fighting on behalf of old women accused of witchcraft; fighting against clerics' bogus claims of spiritually solving people's problems; and finally, mobilizing to erect numerous classroom structures mainly from donations and sending many students abroad on scholarships"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Minimal Level Cataloging Plus.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020951712
ISBN	9780300207118 (hardcover)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(mobi)

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