Utendi ya Kumsifu Mtume and Hamziyya (MS 359)
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Material Information

Title:
Utendi ya Kumsifu Mtume and Hamziyya (MS 359)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical Notes
Creator:
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? ( Author, Primary )
Sayyid Idarus bin Athman ( 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
Muḥammad, Prophet, -642 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This MS contains two items written in Arabic with line by line Swahili translation. The first is an Utendi praising the Prophet Mohammed and his companions. The second is the famous religious poem entitled ‘Hamziyya’ however here in a incomplete version. The complete version and description of this poem can be found in Mss 53823 and 53827 (Hichens collection). Here the sequence of pages is not correct, probably occurred during binding, and the beginning of the poem is a few pages after the start of the MS. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Sheikh Muhammad bin Said al-Busiry is the author of the Arabic version of Hamziyya. He was a prominent Egyptian writer and poet. -- Sayyid Idarus bin Athman is the author of the Swahili translation of Hamziyya. He was a prominent theologian of the Lamu Coast as well as a Swahili and Arabic scholar.
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Date of Composition: 1652 AD1062
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiNgozi and KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Extent: 32 leaves
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Incipit: Bismillahi rahmani rahim. Yaarabbi swalli alal-mukhtari min Mudharin wa-l-anbiyaai wa jamii rusuli maa dhukiruu<PARAGRAPH>Mola mswaliye mustafaa min Mudharin
General Note:
See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53823 and MS 53827 for Hamziyya
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 13
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VIAF (name authority) : Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/90042754
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Publication information: Knappert, J. 1979. Four Centuries of Swahili Verses. Heinemann, London, pp. 103-108.
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Publication information: Wa Mutiso, Kineene. 2001. AAP 68-Swahili Forum VIII, pp. 81-115.
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Publication information: Forthcoming, Wa Mutiso Kineene, 2002. AAP 69-Swahili Forum IX

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.8 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 359 ( SOAS manuscript number )