Utenzi wa Al-Akida (MS 196884c)

Material Information

Title:
Utenzi wa Al-Akida (MS 196884c)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Poets
Creator:
Abdallah bin Mas’ud ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript Typescript with black ink on thin paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Oral history ( LCSH )
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Kiswahili mashairi
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Al-Akida
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
The Utenzi contained in this section was composed by Abdallah bin Mas’ud some time in the 19th century. As noted in the biographical notes drawn from Hinawy’s book, the author was rather a song writer than a poet. This utenzi lacks continuity and elegance, and the author did not have the poetic command of masters, like Muyaka or Suud bin Said. Nevertheless, this Utenzi provides a vivid account of the life of the famous historical character Muhammad bin Abdallah known as Al-Akida. The poem is of 99 verses and has been published by A M Hinawy (1950); it is presented here with an English translation. The complete manuscript of Hinawy’s book is MS 210009. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Abdallah bin Mas’ud bin Salim al-Mazrui, also known as Saidi bin Abdallah Masu’di, was a quite well known 19th century poet and composers of songs. He was born in AD 1797 (AH 1212) at Takaungu, near Mombasa, and died in AD1894 (AH 1312) in the same town. He was the author, among Others, of the famous poems ‘Utenzi wa Al-Akida’, ‘Hadithi ya Barasisi’, ‘Hadithi ya Hasina’.
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: KiMvita
General Note:
Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Extent: 14 leaves
General Note:
Donated to SOAS,26 July 1966
General Note:
See SOAS University of London manuscript MS 210009
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
General Note:
Publication information: Hinawy, M.A. 1950. Al-Akida and Fort Jesus, Mombasa: the Life-history of Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Mbarak Bakhashweini. Macmillan &Co, London.
General Note:
Publication information: Harries, Lyndon. 1964. The legend of the Monk Barsis -- a Swahili Version. African Language Studies 5: 17-33

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 196884 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 196884c ( SOAS manuscript number )