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024 7    |a MS 53497 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a Ms 53497h |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Utendi wa Miraji (Ms 53497h) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c 1934 AD (1353 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Swahili Poems.
500        |a Biographical information: Muhammad Kijumwa was born circa 1855 in Lamu. He was a poet, scribe, peformer calligrapher, carpenter, tailor and sculptor who taught his son, Helewa, the craft of decorative woodcarving. He assisted many Eurpoean scholars of Swahili literature, including William Taylor, Alice Werner, Carl Meinhof, H.E. Lambert, William Hichens, Ernst Dammann and John Williamson, and was a well-known character in Lamu
500        |a Date of Composition: 1933 AD (1352 A.H.)
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
500        |a Dialects: KiAmu
500        |a Poetic Form: Utenzi
500        |a Extent: 134 leaves
500        |a Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
500        |a Incipit: Alhamdu lillahi Namshukuru illahi Alompeka sahihi
500        |a See SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53497c
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Kijuma, Muhammad : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/43775563
500        |a Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
500        |a Asia – Israel -- Jerusalem District -- Jerusalem
500        |a Asia -- Palestine -- Jerusalem Governate -- Jerusalem
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, J. 1967. Traditional Swahili Poetry. Brill, Leiden, pp.201-238
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1979. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. London: Heinemann, pp. 210-217.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press; pp. 32-33.
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1971. Swahili Islamic Poetry. Brill, Leiden.
500        |a Publication information: Dammann, Ernest. 1940. Dichtungen in der Lamu Mundart des Suaheli. Hamburg, de Gruyter,
500        |a Publication information: Abou Egl, Mohammad. 1983. The LIfe and Works of Muhamadi Kijumwa. PhD thesis, SOAS-University of London, pp 212-214.
500        |a Publication information: Harries, L. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford University Press, London, p.26
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This section of MS 53497 contains the Utenzi wa Miraji that narrates, in 664 stanzas, the Prophet’s journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem to Paradise. This is a Swahili epic based upon a well known book of Sunni traditions entitled ‘Mishkatu ‘l-Masabih. This manuscript was given to Hichens by M Kijumwa in 1933. According to Abou Egl (unpubl. 1983), Kijumwa translated the poem into Swahili, from various Arabic sources. Enclosed with the poem is a page from G. Dale’s book ‘The Peoples of Zanzibar, their customs and Religious belief’ (1920) where he discusses the meaning of Miraji. This Utendi is a Swahili epic based upon a well known book of Sunni traditions entitled ‘Mishkatu ‘l-Masabih. The first part of the Utenzi narrates the ‘Isra’, which is when the angel Jibril takes the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem, at night. From Stanza 1 to Stanza 50, the poem describes the burak, a kind of horse from heaven that will carry the Prophet, and the night journey to Jerusalem. From stanza 51 to Stanza 70, the poem narrates the arrival in Jerusalem. From stanza 70, the poem describes the preparation for the ascent to Paradise, which is metaphorically expressed as ‘climbing the ladder’ (stanza 75). At Stanza 80, Jibril and the Prophet reach Paradise. In their journey they pass through the seven heavens. The description of each heaven is quite extensive, for instance, the first heaven is described from stanza 81 to stanza 200. Regarding the type of language used and errors that occurs throughout the poem, the cataloguers noted the following: Here, as in Other poems, both northern and southern dialects are used, sometimes even in the same stanza, as for instance, in stanza 51, in kipande 1, we find ‘ziwa’ (northern form), whereas in kipande 3, we find ‘maziwa’ (southern form). Some grammatical and spelling errors, among Others, have been noted. For instance, Stanza 1, kipande 4, ‘Mwengeze’ should be’ Uwengeze’; Stanza 47, kipande 3 ‘mkasi’ should be ‘mkwasi’; Stanza 148, kipande 1, ‘hupiya’ should be ‘husikia’
533        |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.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Islam.
650        |a Religious history.
650    0 |a Legends.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650        |a Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a History -- Religious aspects.
650    0 |a Islam -- History.
650    0 |a Gabriel (Archangel).
650        |a Jibril.
650    7 |a Muḥammad, Prophet, -635. |2 LCNA
650        |a Prophet Mohammed.
655    4 |a Poem.
655    4 |a Utenzi.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
700 1    |a Kijuma, Muhammad, |e author, primary.
752        |a Saudi Arabia |b Makkah Province |c Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate |d Mecca.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Saudi Arabia Collection at SOAS, University of London.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a William Hichens Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000221/00001 |y Electronic Resource
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997        |a African Collections


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