أيوب سليمان جالو

أيوب سليمان جالو (ديالو)
رسم لجالو من قبل الفنان William Hoare ثوبًا إفريقيًا تقليديًا ويعلق على رقبته مصحفًا
معلومات شخصية
الميلاد	1701 Bundu (present-day السنغال)
تاريخ الوفاة	1773 (age 71–72)
أسماء أخرى	Job ben Solomon
الحياة العملية
المهنة	إمام

أيوب سليمان جالو أو (ديالو) (بالإنجليزية: Ayuba Suleiman Diallo)‏ مسلم سنغالي استرق في تجارة العبيد عبر الأطلسي ثم حرر وعاد إلى وطنه وكان قد حافظ على دينه خلال فترة العبودية وكتب مذكراته، وهي أول مذكرات مباشرة كتبها أحد العبيد واستعمل له اسمًا مسيحيًا هو ترجمة لاسمه Job Ben Solomon.

كان أيوب يهرب إلى الغابة ليؤدي الصلوات الخمس ولكنه تعرض للإهانة عندما اكتشف وهرب من مالكه الأمريكي قبض عليه وسجن ثم بعد ترجمة تعليله للهرب أعاده المالك وخصص له مكانا للصلاة

مراجع

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روابط خارجية

• Digital History entry