Arabic Literature in America: Sufi Poems Quoted by Omar ibn Said
One of the most remarkable figures in the history of Islam in America was Omar ibn Said (ʿUmar b. Sayyid, 1770-1863), a Muslim scholar educated in West Africa, who was captured in warfare in his homeland and sold into slavery in America in 1807. For over half a century he lived in North Carolina, en...
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Üsküdar University
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4461516 |