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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000060/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Zakatu lfitr; Swalatu Mayyit; Utendi wa Tawasul, Waadhi, and Miraji (MS 339)
- Series Title:
- Allen Collection : Religious Tendi, Legal cases, Dua, Khutbat, Wajiwaji, Kasida
- Creator:
- Bafadhi, Ahmad ( Author, Primary )
Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabhany ( contributor )
Al-Husniy, Abdalla, Sheik ( contributor )
- Publication Date:
- [n.d.]
- Language:
- Swahili
- Materials:
- Paper ( medium )
- Technique:
- Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink; some parts are faded
Notes
- Abstract:
- This manuscript contains various items. The first two items are quotations from a book entitled ‘Minhaji Ttalibina’ that tells of the Zakatu lfitr, which is the act of giving something to the poor on the last night of Ramadan; the second quotes explains why the pilgrimage to Mecca, Haji, is one of the pillars of Islam. Then, we found a prayer to a dead person entitled ‘Swalatu-lmayyit; after the prayer there are instructions on how to conduct the proper Swalatu. This is followed by a poem in the Utendi form of the Tawasul genre, a genre of prayer to ask God for health and prosperity to the community in the name of the Prophet or in the name of Saints or of important Qadhi, Islamic judges. The poem was composed by Ahmad Bafadhi. Afterwards, there is a Dua, admonition to God, written in Arabic. This Dua is very famous across East Africa, and especially in Mombasa. After the Dua, there are information about it as well as the author’s name, Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabhany. Then, there is a waadhi, religious poem, by Sheikh Abdalla al-Husniy complaining that the traditional values are disappearing and that the world is changing for the worst. For furhter information about Waadhi by Sh. Abdalla al-Husniy see MS 380766 (Yahya Collection). The Wadhi is followed by a poem about Prophet Mohammed’s journey from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) and about the first Muslim war, the war of Badr. The poem continues with the description of the conquest of Mecca by the Prophet and his companions. Finally, there is the famous poem ‘Utendi wa Miraji’ that we have found also in Mss 53497 (Hichens) and 306, 279888,vol.2 (Allen). The Miraji is the journey of the Prophet Mohammed from Jerusalem to Heaven. ( en )
- General Note:
- Biographical information: Sheikh Abdalla al-Husniy was born in Mombasa at the beginning of 1900 in a family that originated from Hadramaut. He studied Islamic teaching with Sh. Said bin Ahmed, a well-known religious scholar. Sh. Abdalla became a Sheikh at the Anisa Mosque where he tought for many years and where he was buried in 1955. -- He was known for organising the Maulidi celebration, in the Anisa mosque, that was attended by many people from the Coast. After the maulidi he used to composed his famous waadhi, of which this one is an example. Sh. Abdalla was Yahya Ali Omar’s religious teacher.
- General Note:
- Date of Composition: 1963, 1964 AD1383, 1384
- General Note:
- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
- General Note:
- Dialects: KiAmu
- General Note:
- Poetic Form: Utenzi
- General Note:
- Extent: 43 pages
- General Note:
- Incipit: First few pages are faded. First line of Utendi: Swala ya Mola Rahima-mwingi mno wa rehema imshukiye Hashima-kwa kahi yake nabiya
- General Note:
- Donated to SOAS in 1982
- General Note:
- See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53497 (Hichens); 306, 279888,vol.2
- General Note:
- Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 12
- General Note:
- Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
- General Note:
- Asia -- Palestine -- Jerusalem Governate -- Jerusalem
- General Note:
- Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Medina Governate -- Medina
- General Note:
- Asia – Israel -- Jerusalem District -- Jerusalem
- General Note:
- Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1967. Traditional Swahili Poetry. Brill, Leiden, pp.201-238. (Miraji). Knappert, Jan. 1979. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. London: Heinemann, pp. 210-217. (Miraji). P.J.L Frankl & Yahya Ali Omar. 19..Mashairi ya Waadhi. in AAP-Swahili Forum, Koln, Germany. (Waadhi)
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 339 ( SOAS manuscript number )
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