Utendi wa Arusi ya Fatuma na Ali and Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 331)
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Title:
Utendi wa Arusi ya Fatuma na Ali and Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 331)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical poems
Creator:
Sayyid Ahmad bin Hasan al-Mahdaliy ( Author, Primary )
Amina binti Said Amin ( contributor )
Sheikh Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabahani ( contributor )
Jaylani bin Uthmani al-Amudy ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Muḥammad, Prophet, -641 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Fāṭimah -632 or 633 ( LCNA )
Fatima
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661 ( LCNA )
علي بن أبي طالب، الخليفة، 600-661
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
The long poem in the Utendi form contained here is about the marriage between Fatuma, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed, and Ali bin Thalib, one of the Prophet’s companions. The poem is followed by a poem of the Dua genre, in Arabic, which is a religious admonition to God. The Dua is followed by information, in Swahili, on how to pray. Finally, there is a poem entitled Utendi wa Waadhi l-fuadi (heart), of 232 verses, which tells people how to behave in accordance to Muslim values in order to reach Paradise after death. The waadhi warns people that if they do not obey the islamic pillars they could go to hell. The author is Amina binti Said Amin and the poem was written in 1232AH, 1817AD. The Waadhi is followed by another Waadhi in Arabic written by Sheikh Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabahani. ( en )
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Date of Composition: 1805, 1817 AD1220, 1232
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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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Extent: 91 leaves
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Incipit: Akhii lete qaratwasi-njema isiyo qiyasi na qalamu ya unyasi-na wino wa kuandikiya
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 11
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Scribe: Jaylani bin Uthmani al-Amudy
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Publication information: Knappert, J. 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press

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.5 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 331 ( SOAS manuscript number )