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ACCESSING MANUSCRIPTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIAN REPOSITORIES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES BY Musa Salih Muhammad Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna. musasm@gmail.com And Sulaiman Shehu Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria sulaimanshh@gmail.com Since the parole on Arabic/Ajami manuscripts receivey was started under the International gathering serial in Arewa House, Kaduna in the year 2007, not galore(postnominal) sentiment of the enormous task ahead in the office those prosecute the project in the area are presently experiencing. Whether it is at the level of determining the state of the manuscripts, their scope, attempt to recover and carry them in the best way researchers could benefit from their resourcefulness, the chore has been the same. period progress is being made with strong lading to come about the destination of these massive unexplored resources, and where realistic collect and write those using modern techniques, a life-sustaining problem right away discovered in the field is that of permanent loss of more or less of the manuscripts in private hands. This paper attempts to highlight the problem of slander lining the manuscripts using specific examples of some private repositories in split of Northern Nigeria. 1.

INTRODUCTION When the project on Preserving Nigerias pedantic and Literary Tradition and Arabic Manuscripts Heritage was conceived one of the several(prenominal) strategies of achieving the even up goals was in establishing contact with existing manuscripts preserving agencies and the Ulama (Islamic scholars) as frequently as it could be possible. The purpose of doin! g that is to assess the materials so as to offer advice on the care and control and chess arising up of these priceless resources to the society. In addition the project as well seeks for the acquisition of those manuscripts by way of photocopying, digital photo, put or purchases by Arewa House for permanent preservation and rising uses. To the vast unexplored collections, the mission is to survey, document, preserve and...If you want to induce a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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