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the imam of the Elargoub mosque. His direct ancestor, Taleb Mohamed Ould Khlife Ould Taleb Ahmed Ould Edge
El Hadj, taught Sharia law (Fighe) in Chinguetti before he settled in Tidjikdja in 1660 to found a new academic centre where the traditions of Islamic law, scholarship and the moral rules of social life were to be taught and passed on.
The library, where the fruits of these
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century-old traditions are collected, comprises more than 600 manuscripts, books, legal documents and texts, and old Qur'an editions. The oldest book preserved dates from the 15th century and contains texts on medical topics.
The wealth of this library has been the source of knowledge for many Mauretanian scholars since the 17th century, among them the famous Sidi Abdoullha Ould El Hadj Brahim.
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