Waadhi, Dua, Salawat (Mss 390-392)
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Material Information

Title:
Waadhi, Dua, Salawat (Mss 390-392)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Poems
Creator:
Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy ( Author, Primary )
Abdalla bin Sheikh ( contributor )
Musinga bin Omari ( contributor )
Salim bin Yaslam Baswaffar ( 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
Arabic poetry ( LCSH )
Religious poetry ( LCSH )
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Muḥammad, Prophet, -635 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Abdalla bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Yemen -- Arabian Peninsula -- Hadhramaut
Coordinates:
15 x 50

Notes

Abstract:
The first item of this manuscript, MS 390, is a Waadhi, religious poem, in Arabic, with line by line translation in Swahili. Each verse of the poem has a letter of the Arabic alphabet as ending syllable per line. The beginning of the poem is missing, and here it begins with the last line of the third verse, which uses the letter T (third letter of the Arabic alphabet). The end is also missing and the last verse contained here uses the letter Y. Interestingly, at the beginning of each verse there is a rhyming heading to recall the letter of the Arabic alphabet that will be used in the verse. The Waadhi is followed by a eight lines poem, in Arabic, praising the Prophet Mohammed. Afterwards, there is a collection of Dua and Salawat, in Arabic. Dua is a religious admonitions in which the author, Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy, asks God to bring prosperity and security for the community. Salawat is a poem in which the author asks God to bless the Prophet Mohammed. The poems were originally written down by the author’s son, Abdalla bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy, in 1287AH, 1870AD. The scribe who copied this version and who gave it to Allen was Salim bin Yaslam Baswaffar. The following manuscript, MS 392, is a two page dialogic poem published in two consequent edition of Mambo Leo, a magazine published in Dar-es-Salaam, in 1924. In the first page of the MS the author, Musinga bin Omari, asks if there are any tree’s name not starting with the letter M [in Swahili most trees’ names begin with the letter M]. Abdalla bin Sheikh, from Lamu, provides the answer in the following edition of Mambo Leo and he says that there is a tree called Kishungi. ( en )
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Biographical information: Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy was a famous religious man who was considered a Saint by his community in Hadramaut, Yemen.
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Date of Composition: 1870 AD1287
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: Northern
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Extent: 42 pages
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Incipit: Kama hapakuwa na mahaba na tangamano au hapakuwa kati mwetu suhuba tama
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 14
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Yemen -- Hadhramaut
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Scribe: Salim bin Yaslam Baswaffar
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1971. Swahili Islamic Poetry, Vol. 1-2-3. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
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Publication information: Mambo Leo, 44, 1924, Dar-es-Salaam

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.9 ( SOAS manuscript number )
Mss 390-392 ( SOAS manuscript number )