Wajiwaji (MS 380554b)
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Material Information

Title:
Wajiwaji (MS 380554b)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Waadhi, Wajiwaji, poetic fragments and wordlist
Creator:
Omar bin Amin al-Ahdal ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : In red and blue ink

Subjects

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

Notes

Abstract:
The author of this elegant poem in a northern dialect laments the human tendency to struggle against God and urges adherence to the duties and principles of Islam. He writes of the self-interest of relatives on burial day and describes the events of the Day of Judgement. This poem probably dates from considerably earlier than the waadhi contained in the same manuscript. The poet (or scribe) identifies it in mathematical terms as ‘alifu bee,’ indicating that it has as many stanzas as there are letters in the Arabic alphabet (28 by one count). ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
General Note:
Extent: 12 small pages
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, March 1993
General Note:
Incipit: Bismillahi nabutadi yangu nadhima, na al-hamdu kiratili kama kusoma
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
Publication information: Shariff, Ibrahim Noor. 1988. Tungo Zetu. Trenton, New Jersey: Red Sea Press., pp. 56-57

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 380554 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380554b ( SOAS manuscript number )