Philological Description and Catalog of Selected Manuscripts of Haji Busra Gata (Sayyid Al-Ba' )
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2010-12
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The Muslim communities throughout Ethiopia have contributed in various felids of
human endeavor towards the development of Ethiopian society and have had a
considerable impact on its history. Among those Ethiopian Muslims who have
contributed in this way, we find Shaykh Sayyid Busra of Gata, Wollo (Sayyid alBa'),
who was a leading Sufi leader in Southern Wollo in the 18th _19 th centuries.
The thesis begins with the background of the study, review of related literature,
objectives of the study "nd methodology. All are included in chapter one. The
objective of this thesis is to introduce Shaykh Sayyid Busra Ay Mohammed and
present nine selected Arabic manuscripts of his, with some discussion of the
geographical location and the history of his center of education and shrine in Gata,
Southern Wollo. All these are presented in chapter two. As Shaykh Sayyid Busra
was a Sufi leader, chapter three briefly discusses what Sutism is and what its role
has been in Ethiopian history. Chapter four presents in detail the biography of
Shaykh Sayyid Busra Ay Mohammed. Chapter five is the core of the thesis; it
presents the nine selected manuscripts of Shaykh Sayyid Busra with philological
description and catalog. Finally the thesis is summarized in chapter six.
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