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024 7    |a MS 53508 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 53508b |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Shairi la Abdallah bin al-Bajuniy (MS 53508b) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry.
500        |a Date of Composition: circa 1810 AD (circa 1225 A.H.)
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
500        |a Dialects: KiTikuu
500        |a Poetic Form: Shairi - takhmis (long-measure verse)
500        |a Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
500        |a Extent: 1 leaf
500        |a Incipit: Awali bismillahi: kwanza aliimba nuru akatenga na mahala: kamuumba
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This short shairi is a waadhi, or religious poem, that gives instruction to the community about proper religious behaviour. The poem gives examples of misconduct by non-religious people to prove that it is wiser to follow religious values. The author is named as Abdallah bin Mwakilio al-Bajunyi; ‘Mwakilio’ refers to the author’s ethnic sub-group, which is part of the Bajuni linguistic group.
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 Swahili poetry.
650    0 |a Islam.
650        |a Religious belief.
650    0 |a Legends.
650    0 |a Religious poetry.
650        |a Imani za kidini.
650        |a Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a Faith.
650    7 |a Muḥammad, Prophet, -642. |2 LCNA
650        |a Prophet Mohammed.
655    7 |a Songs |2 LCTGM
655    4 |a Shairi.
655    4 |a Takhmis.
655    4 |a Shayari.
700        |a Abdalla bin al-Bajiniy, |e author, primary.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
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/LSMD000243/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/02/43/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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