Interview with Imam Ahmad al-Mahdi, grandson of the Mahdi
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Interview with Imam Ahmad al-Mahdi, grandson of the Mahdi
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During this interview Imam Ahmad al-Mahdi explains why the jibba and the flag are so important in Mahdist culture. You can see a version of the early Jibba he describes (Muraqqa'a) on the British museum website. While there are many jibbas in museum collections across the UK Muraqqa'a are rare. (NSty)
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Making African Connections
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14 March 2020
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Omdurman
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Title | Alternate label | Class |
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Jibbas in other UK museum collections | ||
Research trip to Sudan (March 2020) | Event | |
Flags of the Mahdiyya | Text | |
Large silk banner, possibly carried by Anṣār (الأنصار) | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) Banner | Physical Object | |
Banner carried by Anṣār (الأنصار) | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) jibbah | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) Jibbah | Physical Object | |
The jibba: clothing for Sufi and soldier | Text | |
jibbah | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) jibba | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) jibba | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) Banner | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) banner | Physical Object | |
ʿUthmān Abū-Bakr Diqna's quilted robe | Physical Object | |
Underarmour & helmet | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) jibba | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) Banner | Physical Object | |
Anṣār (الأنصار) banner | Physical Object | |
Anṣār banner | Physical Object |