Maulidi ya Barzanji (MS 369)
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Material Information

Title:
Maulidi ya Barzanji (MS 369)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical Notes
Creator:
Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far al-Barzanji ( Author, Primary )
Alwawakibu al-Ddurriya ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious practice
Religious belief
Biography ( LCSH )
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Kuzaliwa kwa Mtume
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Mazoezi ya kidini
Islam -- Customs and practices ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -646 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Genre:
Maulid
مَولِد النَّبِي‎‎
ميلاد
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript is a translation of Maulid al-Barzanji Nathr, which is popular in coastal Swahili communities, where its reading is not restricted to Maulid festivities. Like the original poem, this manuscript celebrates the prophet Mohammed and narrate the story of his life. Throughout the manuscript, lines of the original Arabic precede the verse translation into Swahili. This translated version was written by Alwawakibu al-ddurriya in 1892. The poem begins with a list of the 99 names given to God. ( 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’). -- Alwawakibu al-ddurriya is the translator of the Swahili version
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Date of Composition: 1892 AD (1309 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Extent: 17 leaves
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Incipit: Wabaadu tumezoyaona na kusikiya wa yuzi na yamezonenwa katika masherehe ya maulidi
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 13
General Note:
See SOAS University of London manuscript MS 380058a (Knappert) for another version of the same poem
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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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.8 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 369 ( SOAS manuscript number )