Philological and historical analysis of the manuscript of sayh ahmad ali alhawasiof afar al adab al munt ahabmin bani alafar
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This thesis is conducted to introduce manuscripts from cAfar by sayu Abmad cAli al-f:/aw(J,5i of
cAfar specifically his histDlY manuscript; al-"Adab al-Muntauab min bani al-<Afar. SaY!1 Abmad
cAli is one among the intellectual Muslim <Afar scholars; paradoxically his histDlY and his literal
legacy is 1101 known. The researcher has tried to shed same light on the biography of SaY!1 Abmad
cAli. His litermy contribution is also discussed with particular focus on his Arabic histDlY
manuscript. Its concel'l1 is the civilizalion of the <Afar people and the historical sllitanates of <Afar
sllch as the Emirate of al-Fat!l, the Sultanate ofAwsa, Ra!wyto, Gobacad, Tagura, Zayla<; and the
Adal sultanate. The culture, traditions and customs of the <Afar people, the family lineage of the
<Afar clans and their ancestors, the geographical location and land structure of the <Afar land, the
political histDlY of the 'Afar people with their neighbors and how their life associated with Islalll
is alsa discussed. The manllscript o.(Say[1 Abmad is analyzedfram philological point of view. The
litermy content of the manuscript has been examined from linguistic and historical perspective.
The whole Arabic document of the manuscript is presented in digitalized form followed by an
annotated translation in English, so that fllture researches could do IIlOre concerted work.
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