Hadithi ya Mwizi na Kadhi (MS 193290a)
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Title:
Hadithi ya Mwizi na Kadhi (MS 193290a)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Hadithi
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript in black ink on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Short stories ( LCSH )
Fiction ( LCSH )
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Moral values
Bunilizi
Values -- Moral and ethical aspects ( LCSH )
Genre:
Stories
Hadithi
Literature ( LCTGM )
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains a hadithi (story) in Swahili, probably translated from Arabic by Mohammed Kijumwa. Abou Egl (1983) writes of two manuscripts containing a story similar to this that were sent by Muhammad Kijumwa to William Hichens circa 1934. The prevalence of the Kiamu dialect in the present manuscript, together with Abou Egl’s record, suggest that the story in this manuscript originated with Kijumwa, who probably translated it from Arabic (see also Abou Egl, who refers to Kijumwa’s source for this story in the section entitled ‘Kadhi na Haramii’). The typescript contains errors that may have arisen during transliteration. The story narrates an encounter between a kadhi who is walking alone and a thief who tries to steal the kadhi’s clothes. Both characters use passages from the Qur’an to justify their positions. The moral of the story is that one should not travel alone; this teaching is contained in the Qur’an. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: KiAmu
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Extent: 3 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Zamani zimezopita mji wa kheresan alikuweko ajam wakiti wa Harun Herashid naye alikuwa Kadhi wa Islam, akiitwa Mohamed bin Makatil, tena alikuwa mzuri.
General Note:
Donated to SOAS, 23 May 1967
General Note:
This is a poorly readable typescript
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 may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 193290 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 193290a ( SOAS manuscript number )