Kisa cha Hussein (MS 380067b)
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Title:
Kisa cha Hussein (MS 380067b)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Poems and prayers
Creator:
[s.n.]
Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : In red and black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious conflicts
Religious history
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
History -- Religious aspects ( LCSH )
Islam -- History ( LCSH )
Culture conflict -- Religious aspects ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -646 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Yazid
Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, -710 ( LCNA )
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Al Madinah -- Medina
Coordinates:
24.466667 x 39.6

Notes

Abstract:
This poem tells the story of the death of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the prophet Mohammed who was martyred in 60 AH (680 AD). It tells how Hussein received requests that he come to Iraq to take up the caliphate and how, near the town of Kerbela, Iraq, Hussein’s party was prevented from drinking at the river Euphrates by the army of a rival, Yazid. The poet describes the suffering of the thirsty, particularly children, and the death of Hussein’s six-month-old child, who is struck by an arrow. He then narrates the death of Hussein in the conflict at Kerbela. The death of Hussein is here treated in greater detail than in the version of the poem that precedes. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Extent: 19 small pages
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Purchased from Dr J. Knappert
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Incipit: Naanziliza kwa jina, lake yeye Subhana, Mola asiye kijana, wala mke aswilia
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Karbala is also spelled Kerbela
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Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Al Madinah -- Medina
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Asia -- Iraq -- Karbala Governate -- Karbala
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Scribe: Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008
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Publication information: Hemed Abdallah Said al-Buhry. 1965. Utenzi wa Seyyidna Huseni bin Ali. Ed. and trans. by J.W.T. Allen. Nairobi: EALB.
General Note:
Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press; pp. 63-69

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 380067 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380067b ( SOAS manuscript number )