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024 7    |a MS 279888-Vol.10 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a Mss 432-433 |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Miraji; Utendi wa Mwana Kupona; Utendi wa Kumsifu Mtume; Utendi wa Aisha (Mss 432-433) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c [n.d.].
490        |a Allen Collection : Poems about the Prophet Mohammed and various Swahili Religious poems.
500        |a Biographical information: Mwana Kupona binti Msham, 1790-1860, was a native of Pate who lived in Lamu. She married Bwana Mataka, who belonged to an old Siu family; he was the son of Sheikh Baraka bin Muhammadi bin Omari. On her deathbed, Mwana Kupona dictated her poem to her only daughter, for whose instruction it was composed. Her daughter, who was known in Lamu as Mwana Heshima binti Sheikh, lived from 1841 to 1933.
500        |a Date of Composition: 1858 AD1274
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Dialects: KiAmu and KiPate
500        |a Poetic Form: Utenzi
500        |a Extent: 81 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Bismillahi Jalali-nandiliza awwali-miraji yake rasuli-kuonana na jaliya
500        |a Donated to SOAS in 1982
500        |a See for Miraji SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53497 (Hichens), 279888-306, vol. 2 and 279888-339, vol. 6 (Allen).<PARAGRAPH>See for Utendi wa Mwana Kupona Mss 380548, 380531 (Knappert), 34882, 53508 (Hichens).
500        |a Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 15
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Mwana, Kupona, 1810-1860 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/55052255
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
500        |a Asia – Israel -- Jerusalem District -- Jerusalem
500        |a Asia -- Palestine -- Jerusalem Governate -- Jerusalem
500        |a Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Shela
500        |a Publication information: Allen, J.W.T. 1971. Tendi. London: Heinemann Educational, pp. 55-78.
500        |a Publication information: Biersteker, Ann. 1991. Language, poetry and power: a reconsideration of Utendi wa Mwana Kupona. In Faces of Islam in African Literature, ed. by Kenneth Harrow, pp. 59-77. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann; and London: James Currey.
500        |a Publication information: Harries, Lyndon. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 70-86.
500        |a Publication information: Hichens, William and Alice Werner. 1934. Advice of Mwana Kupona upon the Wifely Virtue. Medstead, Hampshire: Azania Press.
500        |a Publication information: Sheikh, Amina Abubakar and Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany (eds). 1972. Utendi wa Mwana Kupona na Utendi wa Ngamia na Paa. (Sanaa Ya Utungo I). Nairobi: Heinemann.
500        |a Publication information: Mulokozi, M.M. 1999. Tenzi Tatu za Kale. University of Dar-es-Salaam Press.
500        |a Publication information: Khatib, M.S. 1985. Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona. Mulika, 17, 46-52.
500        |a Publication information: Senkoro, F.E. M. K. 1988. Mwana Kupona Nana: Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona. In Ushairi: Nadharia na Tahakiki. Dare-es-Salaam University Press
500        |a Publication information: Werner, Alice. 1917. The Utendi of Mwana Kupona. Harvard African Studies 1: 147-181.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, J. 1967. Traditional Swahili Poetry. Brill, Leiden, pp.201-238
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1979. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. London: Heinemann, pp. 210-217.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press; pp. 32-33.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, 1971. Swahili Islamic Poetry. Brill, Leiden
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a The first poem contained in this manuscripts is the Utenzi wa Miraji that narrates, in 664 stanzas, the Prophet’s journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem to Paradise. This is a Swahili epic based upon a well known book of Sunni traditions entitled ‘Mishkatu ‘l-Masabih. The Miraji is followed by the famous poem by Mwana Kupona binti Msham entitled ‘Utendi wa Mwana Kupona’ in which Mwana Kupona instructs her daughter, Mwana Heshima binti Sheikh upon wifely duty. The poem is however not complete. Afterwards, we found a mainly unreadable poem praising the Prophet Mohammed, followed by a long poem in the Utendi form about the marriage between the Prophet Mohammed and his second wife Aisha. Both these poems are incomplete. Fianlly, there is anotehr pome in the Utendi form praising the Prophet Mohammed. This poem uses each letter of the Arabic alphabet as ending syllable.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Islam.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650        |a Gender role.
650    0 |a Sex role.
650    0 |a Marriage.
650        |a Religious belief.
650        |a Religious practice.
650    0 |a Social structure.
650        |a Education of women.
650        |a Religious history.
650    0 |a Legends.
650        |a Imani za kidini.
650        |a Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a Faith.
650        |a Elimu ya wanawake.
650    0 |a Islam -- Customs and practices.
650    0 |a History -- Religious aspects.
650    0 |a Islam -- History.
650    0 |a Women -- Education.
650    7 |a Muḥammad, Prophet, -632. |2 LCNA
650        |a Prophet Mohammed.
650    0 |a Gabriel (Archangel).
650        |a Jibril.
650        |a Mwana Heshima binti Sheikh.
655    4 |a Poem.
655    4 |a Utenzi.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
700        |a Ali wa Salimu, |e author, primary.
700 1    |a Mwana, Kupona, 1810-1860. |4 ctb
752        |a Kenya |b Lamu County |d Pate |g Pate Island.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a John W. T. Allen Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000013/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/00/13/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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