Maulid Sharifu and poems (MS 380553a)
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Material Information

Title:
Maulid Sharifu and poems (MS 380553a)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection :
Creator:
Muhammad bin Othman ( Translator )
Muhammad al-Azabi ( contributor )
Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : In red and black ink on ruled paper

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious practice
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Biography ( LCSH )
Swahili poetry
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Mazoezi ya kidini
Islam -- Customs and practices ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -646 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Amina
Genre:
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shela
Coordinates:
-2.28333 x 40.9

Notes

Abstract:
This is another manuscript of the maulid contained in MS 380561. After the maulid of eleven sections, it contains poems composed in Swahili: one in which the author begs God for forgiveness for his sins, one praising the Prophet, and one on the benefits of reading the maulid. Part of the latter poem appears in the preface of MS 380561, with Muhamman bin Othman identified as the author. The poem praising the Prophet appears only in this manuscript, and because it is unsigned some uncertainty remains as to its authorship. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Knappert (1971) identifies Muhammad bin Othman as a resident of Shela. He also reports that the author in Arabic, Muhammad al-Azabi, described his own work as a poetic rendering of the prose maulid of Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far al-Barzanj
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Poetic Form: Various
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Extent: Excercise book
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, March 1993
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Incipit: Himdi nda Mungu, aliumba kwa nuru yake, nuru ya kipendi, mlongoa jamiri umma
General Note:
This maulid is also contained in SOAS University of London manuscript MS 380561, where it is accompanied by explanatory notes and suffers from fewer errors. In that manuscript it is entitled Maulidi ya Dali, or Maulidi ya Muhammad al-Azabi. See MS 47779e for another rendering of the Maulidi Al-Azabi.
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Shela
General Note:
Scribe: Ali Omar, Yahya, 1924–2008
General Note:
Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1971. Swahili Islamic Poetry, Vol. 1. Leiden: E.J. Brill; pp. 102-131

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 380553 ( soas manuscript number )
MS 380553a ( soas manuscript number )