Utendi wa kifo cha Sharif Muhammad bin Adnan (MS 453)
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Material Information

Title:
Utendi wa kifo cha Sharif Muhammad bin Adnan (MS 453)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Poems about the Prophet Mohammed and various Swahili Religious poems
Creator:
Ali bin Salim Basaid ( Author, Primary )
Bint Salim Basaid, Fatima ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink; the last page is unreadable

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -641 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Fāṭimah -632 or 633 ( LCNA )
Fatima
Sharif Muhammad bin Adnan
Sayyidna Aliy
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains two item. First there is a six pages poem about Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed, and her husband Ali when Ali married his second wife. This is not a story faithful to Islamic history, but seems to have been created by the unknown Swahili author. Second, there is a long poem, in the Utendi form, lamenting the death of the famous religious scholar, Muhammad bin Adnan, who was considered a saint by his community. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: 1963 AD1383
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Extent: 46 pages
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Incipit: Kwa juna lake tukufu-la Mola wantu latwifu mwando nimeliswanifu- bismillahi jaliyya
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 15
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
Scribe: Fatima bint Salim Basaid

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.11 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 453 ( SOAS manuscript number )