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Preservation And Conservation Of The Chukkunga Holy Qur’An Fombina Palace Museum, Yola Adamawa Emirate, Musa Salih Muhammad

Musa Salih Muhammad

This paper explores the process of conservation and preservation of the Chukkunga Holy Qur’an found in the Fombina Palace Museum of Adamawa Emirate in Yola. The Qur’an (Chukkunga) is an ancient Manuscript said to have been used by Modibbo Adama, the founder of the Fombina (Adamawa) Emirate, (1771-1847); a major part of the eastern Emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate. The paper is essentially a report of the conservation and preservation works on the deteriorated Holy Qur’an called Chukkunga in Fulfulde language meaning huge papers. This is typical of most Arabic Manuscripts in Northern Nigeria explaining the technical process evolved at …