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Introduction
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This chapter lists mainly scholars of Timbuktu, but includes a small section on minor scholars of Māsina. The more celebrated scholars of the Māsina region, such as Aḥmad Lobbo and al-ḥājj ʿUmar b. Saʿīd are to be found in Chapter 5.

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“Introduction”, in: Arabic Literature of Africa Online, General Editor John O. Hunwick, R.S. O’Fahey. Consulted online on 30 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2405-4453_alao_COM_ALA_40002_1>
First published online: 2016



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