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024 7    |a MS 279888-Vol.9 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 396 |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Tabaraka dhul-alai; Verses of the Qur’an; Swahili poem about the pillars of Islam (MS 396) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c [n.d.].
490        |a Allen Collection : Religious Poems.
500        |a Date of Composition is unknown
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Dialects: KiAmu
500        |a Poetic Form: Utenzi
500        |a Extent: 9 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Tabaraka dhul-ulaa walkibriyai tafarrada bil-jalali wa bilbaqai<PARAGRAPH>Alitukushiye mtukufu mwenye idhama alikee pweke kwa ukuu na udaima
500        |a Donated to SOAS in 1982
500        |a Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 14
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This manuscript contains first a poem in Arabic with interlinear translation in Swahili entitled ‘Tabaraka Dhul-alai’. Regarding the rhyming system, the Arabic lines end in -i whereas the Swahili lines end in -ma. The poem is incomplete. This is followed by verses of the Qur’an together with a Dua, religious admonition. Then, we find a short poem in Swahili instructing women on marital matters, and finally there is a long poem in Swahili by Manswab Abdi Rrahmani teaching the Muslim community about the pillars of Islam, i.e. Shahada, Swala, Zaka, fasting at Ramadan, Hija.
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 Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a Faith.
650        |a Imani za kidini.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
655    4 |a Utenzi.
700        |a [s.n.]. |4 cre
700        |a Manswab Abdi Rrahman. |4 ctb
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
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/LSMD000093/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/00/93/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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