Islamic Manuscript Culture in Northern Nigeria : Sheikh Adamu Katibi and the copy of Raudhul Qollob for his Master Sheikh Atiku Sanka
Sheikh Adamu Katibi RTA is one of the most talent copyist of Books in 20th Century in Northern Nigeria, He was the best among Sheikh Atiku's copyist, he got the nickname KATIBI from his works as scriber and copyier, in anoyher saying he was named Alkatib by Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse when he did some works for him, you can see one of his handwriting below. The two Manuscript herewith is a book called "Raudh Alquloob Almustatab" he produced two copies for his master Sheikh Atiq the first one contain 500 pages while the scond has 417 pages, the subject of the book is Sufism, containing ten thousand forty-one verses from Bahr Arrajaz composed by the Egyptian twelve century Sufi Scholar Sheikh Hasan Radwan. Sheikh Adamu Katibi d. 1999 When Sheikh Adamu Katibi finished the copy he took them to Sheikh Atiku, Atiku ask him how much I will pay,? Katibi replied : I will not accept anything, i did it for the sake of Allah as a Murid, just pray for me. Sheikh Atiku was very happy wit