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|a MS 34882 |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a MS 34882b |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a Waadhi wa Fuadi (MS 34882b) |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Date of Composition: 1914 AD1330 |
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|a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script) |
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|a Incipit: Qaratasi maalumu, midadi Ali ya Rumu, na ya sufuri kalamu, yeo nazitaka hima |
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|a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island |
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|a Purchased from Mrs Ashton, 14 May 1938 |
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|a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed. |
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|a This portion of MS 34882 contains a waadhi, or religious admonition. Like many Other poems of its genre, this waadhi insists upon the imminence of death and includes narration of the events that will follow death. The behaviour of friends and relatives receives particular attention in this poem, which dwells on how quick they will be to forget the deceased. Like many Other authors in this genre, Amina Sayyid Amin writes that she is addressing herself, and instructing her own heart. The poem, which is elegantly written, includes admonition on such matters as the need to respect the poor and weak, and describes the loneliness of the grave and how after death one’s limbs will speak, reporting the evil deeds they committed; this latter point is contained in the Qur’an. |
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|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. |
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|a Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Islam -- Customs and practices. |
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|a Amina Sayyid Amin, |e author, primary. |
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|a Kenya |b Lamu County |d Lamu |g Lamu Island. |
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|a SOAS Digital Collections. |
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|a Swahili Manuscripts Collections. |
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|a William Hichens Collection. |
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|a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections |
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|u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000177/00001 |y Electronic Resource |
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