Sources

Brenner (1986), (2000), 74 ff.; Sanankoua & Brenner (1991).

Biography

In 1947 he founded the Madrasat al-Falāḥ, Segu, of which he has been ever since the director. Its pedagogy is modern and since 1959 it has combined Islamic learning with elements of Western/French secular learning. His grandfather was a teacher of Alfa Hāshim (q.v.), though aʿd himself is largely self-taught..

Works

1. al-Aʿājīb al-mutakarrara fī aqwāl Muḥammad al-Manṣūr al-mutanāqiḍa

2. al-Aḍwāʾ al-ṣāfiya ʿalā ’l-awrād al-…