Dura-li-Mandhuma (MS 210007a)

Material Information

Title:
Dura-li-Mandhuma (MS 210007a)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Duri li Mandhuma
Creator:
Sayyid ‘Umar bin ‘Umar bin Amin bin Nadhir al-Ahdal ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : In black type

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious practice
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
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 poem is a religious admonition and prayer composed in an acrostic style. Its title is a Swahili form of the Arabic words ‘ad-duraru al-mandhum,’ meaning ‘strung pearls.’ The acrostic style works as follows. In the first verse, each of the first three vipande begins with the same letter of the Arabic alphabet (alif); in the second verse, each of the first three vipande begins with the next letter (bei), and so forth. Swahili makes no distinction between the sounds represented by certain Arabic letters, a circumstance that is reflected in the poem. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Harries (1962) writes that Sayyid ‘Umar bin ‘Umar bin Amin bin Nadhir al-Ahdal was kadhi of Siu around A.D. 1856. He also wrote the poem ‘Wajiwaji.’
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Poetic Form: Utenzi
General Note:
Extent: 6 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Andika mwandishi khati utuze
General Note:
See also SOAS University of London manuscript MS 53500
General Note:
See also SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 310006 and MS 210008
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
The Hichens Papers were donated to SOAS on 17 July 1967
General Note:
Publication information: Harries, Lyndon. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford: Clarendon Press; pp. 118-127

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 210007 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 210007a ( SOAS manuscript number )