Five Classic Muslim Slave Narratives
, by al-Ahari, Muhammad A.; Aga, Selim; Sulaiman, Job Ben; Said, Nicholas; Said, Omar Ibn; Sadiq, Abu BakrNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781463593278 | 1463593279
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/13/2011
The presentation of Africa, Islam and slavery in the American slave Narratives of Muslim slaves in the Americas is a topic that is often overlooked in discussing the genre of slave narratives and the birth of African American Literature. In fact the first biography was that of a former Maryland slave, Job Ben Solomon, published in 1730 in Britain. By reexamining these often overlooked narratives we can get insight into African Islam, the turmoil of integration into a foreign culture, life in Africa, and life as a slave in the Americas. The primary sources include: the narrative of Job ben Solomon, the two autobiographical pieces of Muhammad Said of Bornu, the Arabic autobiography of 'Umar ibn Said, the Jamaican narrative of Abu Bakr Said, a discussion of coverage on Bilali Muhammad's excerpts from the Risalah of Abi Zaid, Theodore Dwight's articles on the teaching methods of the Serachule teacher slave Lamen Kebe, and a letter describing Salih Bilali.