Arabic Historical Literature from Ghadāmis and Mali : Documents from the 18th to 20th Century

In This Work Translations Of Four Texts Are Provided From Ghadāmis And From Mali. The First Is A Biography Of The Ghadāmisī Scholar ʻabdallāh B. Abī Bakr Al-ghadāmisī (1626-1719 Ad), Written By The Eighteenth-century Author Ibn Muhalhil Al-ghadāmisī. A Second Text Is The History Of Al-sūq, Concerning Al-sūq, The Historic Town Of Tādmakka And The Original Home Of The Kel-essouk Tuareg. The Third Text Is The Precious Jewel In The Saharan Histories Of The 'people Of The Veil' By Muḥammad Tawjaw Al-sūqīal-thānī, A Contemporary Tuareg Author. It Pertains To The Kel-essouk And Their Historical Ties With The Maghreb And West Africa. The Final Text Is A Description Of The Tuareg From The Book Ghadāmis, Its Features, Its Images And Its Sights By Bashīr Qāsim Yūshaʻ, Published In Arabic In 2001 Ad-- Tadhkīr Al-nāsī Wa-talyīn Al-qalb Al-qāsī (the Reminder Of The Forgetful And The Softener Of The Harsh) / By Muḥammad B. Muḥammad B. Mūsā B. Muhalhil Al-ghadāmisī -- Khabar Al-sūq (the History Of Al-sūq) / By Abd Al-ḥamīd ʻabdallāh Al-ḥarāma -- Al-jawhar Al-thamīn Fī Akhbār Ṣaḥrāʼ Al-mulaththamīn (the Precious Jewel In The Saharan Histories Of The People Of The Veil) / By Muḥammad Tawjaw Al-sūqī Al-thānī -- Ghadāmis, Malāmiḥ Wa-ṣuwar (ghadāmis, Its Features, Its Images And Its Sights) / By Bashīr Qāsim Yūshaʻ -- Conclusion -- Figures -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. By Harry T. Norris, With Abdaljabbar A. Assaghir. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 270-273) And Index.