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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000242/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- The poem contained in this first section of MS 53508 begins ‘Qala Abdalla bin Songora’, which means Abdalla bin Songora said. This is a common opening for short poems by little-known poets. We do not have biographical information on Abdalla bin Songora(o). He uses the northern dialect, and states in the poem itself that he was not a proper poet. The poem is a religious takhmisi with five lines in each of the 38 stanzas comprising the poem. As often in religious poems, the introduction is a prayer in the name of God and a request to God to help the Prophet Mohammed and his companions, as well as the Prophet’s descendants (Stanza 1 to 6). The poem begins at Stanza 7, and uses, in order, a letter of the Arabic alphabet in the first line of each stanza. In a fashion similar to the Miraji (Mss 53497c; 53497h), the poem discusses the journey to Paradise, and to Hell. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition is unknown
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- Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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- Dialects: KiAmu
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- Poetic Form: Shairi - takhmis (long-measure verse)
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- Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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- Extent: 12 leaves
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- Incipit: Nanze kuhimidi ya Mungu kwenye meteo
- 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 53508 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53508a ( SOAS manuscript number )
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