Tabaraka Dhul-Ulaa (Waadhi) (MS 371a)
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Material Information

Title:
Tabaraka Dhul-Ulaa (Waadhi) (MS 371a)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical Notes
Creator:
al-Husayni, Mansab, 1928-1977 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink, some parts are unreadable

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religous belief
Religious practice
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Mazoezi ya kidini
Islam -- Customs and practices ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This MS is a religious poem, waadhi, originally written in Arabic, entitled ‘Tabaraka Dhul-Ulaa’. The version contained here includes the Arabic version with line by line translation in Swahili. The MS does not provide the name of the author of the Arabic version, but only the name of the translator as Manswab Al-Husayni Mansab. The poem contains 151 verses divided into groups by means of a letter of the Arabic alphabet. Each group of verses uses a letter of the alphabet as ending syllable in each line. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Manswab Al-Husayni Mansab is the translator of the Swahili version
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
General Note:
Dialects: KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Extent: 25 leaves
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 13
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is believed to be in the public domain
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.8 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 371a ( SOAS manuscript number )