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024 7    |a MS 380272 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 380272a |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Utenzi wa Ras li Ghuli (MS 380272a) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c 1964 AD (1384 A.H.).
490        |a Knappert Collection : Utenzi wa Ras li Ghuli.
500        |a Biographical information: The publisher’s preface to the 1979 publication of Ras li Ghuli identifies Sheikh Mgeni bin Faqihi as an Mtumbatu who was born in Unguja. Sheikh Mgeni was a religious teacher in Mbweni, Bagamoyo, and in Bagamoyo he composed this epic, using as his source the Arabic book entitled Futuhu ‘lYamani
500        |a Date of Composition: circa 1855 AD (circa 1271 A.H.)
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Poetic Form: Utenzi
500        |a Extent: 151 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Awwali bisumi’llahi, jina la Mola Ilahi, pweke asiye shabihi, ndiye Wahidi Kahari
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Mgeni bin Faqihi : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/62882202
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Bagamoyo
500        |a Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, November 1979
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1968. Brief survey of Swahili literature. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Centre of African Studies, pp 29-34.
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.
500        |a Publication information: Mgeni bin Faqihi. 1979. Utenzi wa Rasi’lghuli. Ed. by Leo van Kessel. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House
506        |a This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This is an incomplete manuscript of the Epic of Ras li Ghuli, which in its published version (1979) has 4,584 stanzas. Comparison of analogous sections reveals that this manuscript is not identical to the published version of the poem. The utenzi narrates the victory of Muslim forces, under the leadership of Omar, Ali and the Prophet Mohammed, over Yemen. The Arabic narrative of these events, contained in the book Futuhu ‘lYamani, has traditionally been very popular along the East African coast.
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 Warfare, Conventional.
650    0 |a Military art and science.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650        |a Uislamu.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650    0 |a History -- Religious aspects.
650    0 |a Islam -- History.
650    7 |a Muḥammad, Prophet, -649. |2 LCNA
650        |a Prophet Mohammed.
650    7 |a ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661. |2 LCNA
650        |a علي بن أبي طالب، الخليفة، 600-661.
650        |a Omar.
655    4 |a Poem.
655    4 |a Utenzi.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
700        |a Mgeni bin Faqihi, |e author, primary.
752        |a Tanzania |b Pwani Region |d Bagamoyo.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Tanzania Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a Jan Knappert Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000306/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/03/06/00001/00_likelyPROTECTEDthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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