![]() They stand as a living testimony of the highly advanced and refined civilization in the Sub-Saharan region (Ibrahim 2013), contrary to what Europeans thought for centuries about the absence of a recorded African history, literature and philosophy. Timbuktu manuscripts represent a longstanding intellectual and cultural legacy of Africa and its people. Images Courtesy of Curator Evyn Kropf, University of Michigan and library of Congress. Moreover, it will illustrate the nature of the knowledge contested by rebel insurgents and radical Islamists. The research highlighted the African perspective of the Magic Square and will certainly contribute to the universal usage of this talisman. These manuscripts are digitized and hosted by the Library of Congress. The Story of Dhu al-Qarnayn, better Known as Alexander the Great. Explanation of the Work of al-Ghazali and Nuh ibn al-Tahir al-Fulani. Curing Diseases and Defects Both Apparent and Hidden. Askiyah's Questions and al-Maghili's Answers. On the Calculation of Numbers in the Science of Astronomy. They were first rewritten in modern Arabic script, then translated briefly in relation to the topic. ![]() Few other manuscripts were visited in the research to strengthen the evidence and the argument. The article discussed further the legalities of the magic square based on the fifteen-century responsa of Al-Maghili (d. Both manuscripts considered the understanding of the square to be divine and conferred by God to very few Prophets and Gnostics. The second manuscript ‘The Talisman of Victory’ discussed a square designed by Aristotle for Alexander to conquer his enemies. The first manuscript ‘The secret of Object’ portrayed the origin and the functions of the square. The study investigated two manuscripts from Mama Haidara in relation to the use of the Magic Squares in the region. These precious manuscripts need to be urgently translated because they represent the contribution of the African mind to the human history. They had survived for centuries in the Saharan desert, hidden in wooden trunks, and buried in boxes under the sand and in caves. The late discovery of Timbuktu manuscripts was a turning point for Africa and its people. ![]() Title: The Use of Magic Squares in Timbuktu: Origin and Verdict.
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