Utendi wa Kumsifu Mtume and Utendi Vita vya Badr (MS 338)
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Material Information

Title:
Utendi wa Kumsifu Mtume and Utendi Vita vya Badr (MS 338)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi, Legal cases, Dua, Khutbat, Wajiwaji, Kasida
Creator:
Said Hassan Ahmed Badawy ( Author, Primary )
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
Religious warfare
War -- Religious aspects ( LCSH )
History ( LCSH )
Warfare, Conventional ( LCSH )
Military art and science ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Muḥammad, Prophet, -641 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Arabian Peninsula -- Badr Governate -- Badr battlefield
Coordinates:
23.733333 x 38.766667

Notes

Abstract:
This MS contains two items. First, there is a religious poem praising the Prophet Mohammed written by Said Hasan Ahmed Badawy from Lamu, a very famous religious scholar that became to be considered as a Saint. This is followed by two poems about the first Muslims wars, the famous War of Badr and the War of Uhdi. More information about the War of Badr can be found is MS 307 (279888, vol.2). The poem about the war of Uhdi was published by a Mumbai printing house as a book entitled ‘Jalibat l-arab-fii nadhmi jaliyati-lkarab’. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Said Hassan Ahmed Badawy was a very famour religious scholar who became to be considered a Saint by his community. His father built the famous Riyadha Mosque in Lamu.
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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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: 28 pages
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Incipit: Mtume wetu bwana Habib mzuri sana Ahmad nabiyyina Kifani hakuna
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Uhud is sometimes spelled Uhdi.
General Note:
Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 12
General Note:
Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Badr Governate -- Badr battlefield
General Note:
Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Medina Governate -- Uhud battlefield
General Note:
Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca

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.6 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 338 ( SOAS manuscript number )