Description The vibrant tradition of West African Arabic poetry is dominated by the genre of madih , that is, poetry in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
This genre of poetry has been mostly ignored in Western scholarship and dismissed as mere 'pious praise' lacking any significant intellectual content.
In Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection , Dr Oludamimi Ogunnaike challenges the misconceptions around West African madih poetry and addres.
The Islamic Texts Society Poetry in praise of prophetic perfection. a study of west african arabic madih poetry and its precedents, paperback/dr oludamimi ogunnaike
