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Shifa' al-Asqam al-Aridah fi al-Zahir wa-al-Batin min al-Ajsam (Curing Diseases and Defects both Apparent and Hidden)
ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Disease and Cure in Timbuktu
AUTHOR/CREATOR
Sayyid Ahmad ibn Amar al-Raqadi al-Tumbukti al-Kunti
NOTES
This compilation of cures instructs the reader about methods of diagnosing and medicating the sick. The author also explains the use of animal, plant, and mineral substances as medications. Prayers and Koranic verses that are helpful against illness are included. Displayed are instructions for writing prayers, helpful to the sick, for use in amulets.
SUBJECT
Arabic script
Timbuktu manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts
Arabic calligraphy
Health
Diseases
Islamic manuscripts
LANGUAGE
Arabic
REPOSITORY
Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library
DIGITAL ID
aftmh tam016
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/aftmh.tam016
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