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The narrator, born in Fut Tûr (Fouta Toro), describes decades of Islamic study under named sheikhs, then a violent capture by an army, sale to Christian traders, and a month-and-a-half sea voyage to Charleston. He recounts successive sales, brief imprisonment, and eventual residence in the household of Jim Owen, who permitted him to read the Christian gospel. Throughout he interweaves devotional Arabic prayers and theological reflection, notes the deterioration of his native language and handwriting, and asks mercy for his imperfect composition while offering praise to God.

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Title: Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1

Author: Omar ibn Said

Translator: Isaac Bird

Release date: November 4, 2020 [eBook #63635]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1

  • Transcriber’s Notes:
    • This document was transcribed from a handwritten text. The author later made changes and insertions which are marked like this [↑my], meaning the word “my” was written as an insertion at that point.
    • There was no page numbered 5 in the manuscript.
    • In the paragraph beginning “I gave alms every year, gold,” there is an illegible word.
    • Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected.
    • Typographical errors were silently corrected.
    • Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book.
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