Tafsiri ya Maulidi ya Barzanji (MS 342)
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Material Information

Title:
Tafsiri ya Maulidi ya Barzanji (MS 342)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi, Legal cases, Dua, Khutbat, Wajiwaji, Kasida
Creator:
Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far al-Barzanji ( Author, Primary )
Mwenye Mansab ( contributor )
Mwenye Mansab ( 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
Imani za kidini
Kuzaliwa kwa Mtume
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -635 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Genre:
Maulid
Utenzi
Poem
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains the poem entitled ‘Maulidi ya Barzanji’ translated from Arabic into Swahili by Mwenye Mansab. For more information about this famous Maulidi see MS 380058 (Knappert) and MS 369 in 279888-Vol.8 (Allen). ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far al-Barzanji (c. 1690-1763) wrote two poems to celebrate Maulid (the birthday of the prophet Mohammed): Maulid Barzanji Nadhm, a 16-section poem in which all verses end with the Arabic letter ‘nun’; and Maulid Barzanji Nathr, a 19-section poem in which all verses end with the letter ‘hee’ (or ‘hay’). -- Mwenye Mansab is the translator of the Swahili version
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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: 9 leaves
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Incipit: Taitiya ya kati ya waswifuwo-henda kazipata baraka zao ela sitayuwa kwa lugha yao-tnenakiamu mutafahama
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Sayyid Mansab bin Abdirrahman is also sometimes spelled "Masab bin Abdirrahman" and "Sayyid Mansab bin Abdulrahman" or "Sayyid Abubakar bin Abdulrahman bin Abubakar" as well as "Mwenye Mansab".
General Note:
See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 380058 (Knappert) and MS 369 in 279888-Vol.8 (Allen)
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 12
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Scribe: Mwenye Mansab
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1971. Swahili Islamic Poetry, Vol. 1. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
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Publication information: Harries, L. 1958. Maulid Barzanji. The Swahili Abridgement of Seyyid Mansab. Afrika und Ubersee, Band 42, pp. 27-28

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 342 ( SOAS manuscript number )