Kasida ya Burdai ya Al-Busiry (MS 304; MS 279888-Vol.2)
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Material Information

Title:
Kasida ya Burdai ya Al-Busiry (MS 304; MS 279888-Vol.2)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Photographic enlargments of M1008 (Swahili and Arabic manuscripts)
Creator:
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? ( Author, Primary )
Sheikh Muhammed bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela ( contributor )
Bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela, Muhammed ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Copy of microfilm therefore slightly gray, readable arabic script

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Religious poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Faith ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -635 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This Ms contains the famous religious poem ‘Kasida ya Burda’ originally written in Arabic by the thirteen century Egyptian poet Sheikh Muhammad bin Said al-Busiry (1213-1294). The poem was translated into Swahili by Sh. Muhammed bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela (1840-1930) sometimes towards the end of the 19th century. The present version was obtained by Allen, in the 1960s, from Nana binti Omar from Shela, who then deposited at the Library of the University of Dar es Salaam. The poem praise the Prophet Mohammed, and it is the same genre as the Hamziyya, in the sense that it is a translation from an original Arabic text, and became part of Swahili religious literature and performed at religious ceremony. The Swahili text is written in the KiAmu dialect with many old forms. It is composed in the Utenzi form with 162 verses. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Sheikh Muhammad bin Said al-Busiry (1213-1294) is the author of the Arabic version. He was a prominent Egyptian writer and poet. -- Sh. Muhammed bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela (1840-1930) translated the Burda from Arabic into Swahili.
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Date of Composition: circa 1920 AD (circa 1338 A.H.)
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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: 21 pages
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Incipit: BIsmillahi Rahmani Rahim, NI kwa kukukumbuka jirani nyemi, Waliyoko hapo bi Dhi Salami
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 10
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VIAF (name authority) : Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/90042754
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Scribe: Sh. Muhammed bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela
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Publication information: Knappert, J. 1971.Swahili Islamic Poetry, II E.J. Brill, Leiden, pp.165-221

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.2 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 304 ( SOAS manuscript number )