Lamine Kebe
From Mw
Introduction Lamine Kebe born around 17, known as Paul was a higly educated man, from Futa Jallo , born into a Noble family. He was raised with a strong Islamic Education and was fluent in written and spoken Arabic . He was a teacher in the city of Kebe , that was until he was kidnapped and taken to the US as a slave.
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[edit] Early Life if Africa
Kebe was a clan of pragmatic dedicated Muslim teachers in Africa, from the Serahule , the founders of ancient Ghana
[edit] Family
Kebe's father was Serahule, the founding clan of ancient Ghana, and his mother was a Mandingo Before being kidnapped Lamine Kebe had a wife and three children. His one wish throughout his time enslaved in the US was to see his family
[edit] Enslaved in the US
[edit] Accounts of Schooling system in West Africa
[edit] Criticism of Western Teaching
"It is of great importance that children should not be allowed to change school. In our country, no such thing is known or permitted, except when absolutely necessary. it is indeed permited to a boy who has learnt all his master has to teach, to seek other teachers during the recess of his own school, if he does not neglect his own, and it is not an uncommon thing for intelligent youth to attend the instructions of two or three teachers at different hours of the day.But it is very wrong to do as your children do in this country. When a boy has been punished, or for any other reason dislikes his teacher, you let him run all about to this school and that, and he learns nothing, and is good for nothing."
[edit] Islamic curriculum
Kebe asked Dwight to list the books they studied in West Africa. Below is both Dwights written record along with the source of the books Nahayi, Fakihu, Sani, Lauan, Taurat, Yabury, and Alsara, Ankidutilmamy, Dequdin, Bunamara-kibura, Bunamara-wussita, Bunamar-Fusilun, Sulaimy-kubara, Sanisy-Kubura, Sanisy-Wussita, Sanisy-sugara, Sanisy-suku, Aluwatriet, Bonomahha-jabby, Almahhama, and Talakiny
- Nahayi (Nahw) or grammer (citing Jack Goody and his version of a Fula list in "Literacy in Traditional Socieites[1968],224"
- Fakihu (Fiqh)
- Sani (Sunnah) - traditions of the Prophet Muhammed
- Lauan (lughah) - linguistics
- Taurat (Tawhid) or the Torah and the law of Moses
- Alsara - the Risala of Ibn Zaid - mentioned by Bilali
- Bunamara-kibura to Bunamar-Fusilun is a multi volumen work
- Sanisy-Kubura, Sanisy-Wussita, Sanisy-sugara, Sanisy-suku - All of these are works of various lengths by Sanusi on Aqidah.
- Aluwatriet -Al-Witriyat, the anthology of six poets mentioned by Goody as part of the advanced coursework among the Fulbe
- Talakiny - at-Taawankalis commentary on fiqh
