Enlivening Prayers: Aesthetic and Function in the Supplicatory Odes of Shaykh Abū Bakr Atiƙu (Kano, Nigeria, d. 1974).

This article analyzes Sufi supplications in the poetic works of Shaykh Abū Bakr ʿAtīq b. Khiḍr b. Abī Bakr b. Mūsā al-Kashināwī (1909–1974), known in Hausa as Shehi Abubakar Atiƙu Sanka. It examines the literary and aesthetic aspects of Atiƙu's supplicatory odes, as well as their social and politica...

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Published in:	Journal of African Cultural Studies Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 515 - 536
Main Author:	Muaz, Dahir Lawan
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2024
Subjects:	Social role Social history Historical source material Social skills Arabic language
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