Citation
Dua (MS 380548e)
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Material Information

Title:
Dua (MS 380548e)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Al-Inkishafi, Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona, Mashairi ya Liyongo and other poems
Creator:
[s.n.]
Abdalla ba Sheikh ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : In blue ink on ruled paper. The writing has been smeared in places

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious practice
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Mazoezi ya kidini
Islam -- Customs and practices ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
In this poem, identified by the scribe as dua but best understood as a waadhi, the poet laments the ways in which people have turned away from God. The poem addresses God. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
General Note:
Poetic Form: Utenzi
General Note:
Extent: 7 small pages
General Note:
Incipit: Ya Rabbi twakushitaki, nyoyo zetu hazinyoki, na mema hatuyataki, hatongoki kurejea
General Note:
Archival history: The scribe records that this is a copy of a manuscript held by Ahmed Sheikh Mohammed Nabhany
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
Donated to SOAS [date uncertain]
General Note:
Scribe: Abdalla ba Sheikh

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 380548 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380548e ( SOAS manuscript number )