Board
This wooden board was used for qur’anic teaching, both in writing and reading. Sura (chapters) from the Qur’an were written on the board, memorised, then washed off. The water became blessed by the act of washing off the ink and was then drunk.
Collected in Lagos before 1853.
Collected in Lagos before 1853.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E1419
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- board
- Simple Name
- writing board
- Inscription Transcription
- Praise to God, the lord of the Universe, the Lord of the Universe, the gracious and merciful, the King of the Day ofJudgement, Thee do we worship of Thee we beg assistance. Guide us in the straight path, in the path of those whom Thou hast favoured, not of those against whom Thou art enraged, nor are the lost (ones).
- Production Town
- Lagos
- Production Country
- Nigeria
- Production Year High
- 1853
