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024 7    |a MS 279888-Vol.6 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 339 |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Zakatu lfitr; Swalatu Mayyit; Utendi wa Tawasul, Waadhi, and Miraji (MS 339) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c [n.d.].
490        |a Allen Collection : Religious Tendi, Legal cases, Dua, Khutbat, Wajiwaji, Kasida.
500        |a 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.
500        |a Date of Composition: 1963, 1964 AD1383, 1384
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Dialects: KiAmu
500        |a Poetic Form: Utenzi
500        |a Extent: 43 pages
500        |a Incipit: First few pages are faded. First line of Utendi: Swala ya Mola Rahima-mwingi mno wa rehema imshukiye Hashima-kwa kahi yake nabiya
500        |a Donated to SOAS in 1982
500        |a See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53497 (Hichens); 306, 279888,vol.2
500        |a Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 12
500        |a Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
500        |a Asia -- Palestine -- Jerusalem Governate -- Jerusalem
500        |a Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah Province -- Medina Governate -- Medina
500        |a Asia – Israel -- Jerusalem District -- Jerusalem
500        |a 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)
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a 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.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650    0 |a Islam.
650        |a Religious belief.
650        |a Religious warfare.
650    0 |a War -- Religious aspects.
650    0 |a History.
650    0 |a Legends.
650    0 |a Warfare, Conventional.
650    0 |a Military art and science.
650        |a Imani za kidini.
650        |a Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a Faith.
650        |a Imani za kidini.
650    7 |a Muḥammad, Prophet, -642. |2 LCNA
650        |a Prophet Mohammed.
650        |a Prophet’s companions.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
655    4 |a Utenzi.
700 1    |a Bafadhi, Ahmad, |e author, primary.
700        |a Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabhany. |4 ctb
700 1    |a Al-Husniy, Abdalla, Sheik. |4 ctb
752        |a Saudi Arabia |b Makkah Province |c Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate |d Mecca.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Saudi Arabia Collection at SOAS, University of London.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a John W. T. Allen Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000060/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/00/60/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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