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The Forgotten Saharan Library of Ahmad Baba
In this episode of Timbuktu: Africa's Forgotten Center of Knowledge, hosts Lucas and Luna delve into the life and legacy of Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti, the 16th-century scholar whose personal library rivaled any in the Islamic world. They explore his 1602 fatwa against enslaving free Muslims—the Mi'raj al-Su'ud—and how his writings shaped West African jurisprudence. The conversation follows his exile to Marrakesh after the Moroccan invasion of 1591, where he rebuilt his intellectual network and influenced the Saadi court. They also discuss the survival and dispersal of his…
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