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024 7    |a MS 380591 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 380591a |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a History of the Mazrui Dynasty of Mombasa (MS 380591a) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c 1965 AD (1385 A.H.).
490        |a Miscellaneous Swahili manuscripts :.
500        |a Biographical information: Sheikh Alamin bin Ali Mazrui was born in Mombasa in A.D 1891 (A.H. 1308) and died in A.D. 1947 (A.H. 1366). -- He was, and still is, considered one of the greatest scholar of Islamic religious science, in East Africa, and was appointed chief Kadhi (Muslim judge) of Kenya in 1937. -- During his life he wrote many books about Islam, literature, and the history of the Coast. His most important contribution was to provide Islamic religious books to the people of East Africa, in Swahili. -- His book ‘The History of the Mazrui Dinasty of Mombasa’ was translated by J.McL Ritchie and published by Oxford University Press in 1995. -- In 1932 he began the publication of the weekly newspaper in Arabic and Swahili called Al-Iswlah. -- He also began to translate the Qur’an, of which some parts have been published. -- He left many unpublished manuscripts, including a very relevant study of Swahili prosody, in which he gave a neat classification of the poetic forms for the study of Swahili poetry.
500        |a Date of Composition: 1965 AD (1385 A.H.)
500        |a Languages: English (Roman script)
500        |a Extent: 167 pages
500        |a Incipit: The Manuscript of the Arabic text of this work, written by the Author in lead pencil and foolscap paper
500        |a Al-Amin Bin Ali Mazrui was the Chief Islamic Judge in Kadhi courts of Kenya Colony.
500        |a See SOAS University of London manuscript MS 373394 (Taylor papers)
500        |a Includes an index of contents
500        |a Archival history: From J.M. Ritchie (translator) via Prof. Andrew Roberts, 2 November 1994
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/39558103
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Ritchie, J. M. (James M.) : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/263055989
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
500        |a Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Oman
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Pemba Island
500        |a From J.M. Ritchie (translator) via Prof. Andrew Roberts, 2 November 1994
500        |a Publication information: Mazrui, al-Amin bin Ali. 1995. The history of the Mazru`i dynasty of Mombasa. Translated and annotated by J. McL. Ritchie. Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, Oxford.
500        |a Publication information: Yahya A Omar & Frankl P. 1990. The Mombasa Chronicle. Afrika und Ubersee, Band 73, AAP, Germany.
500        |a Publication information: Mbarak A Hinawy. 1950. Al-Akida and Fort Jesus, Mombasa. Macmillan and Co, London
500        |a Publication information: Knappert, J. 1964. Asili ya Mvita. Swahili, 34-2.
500        |a Publication information: Harries, Lyndon. 1959. Swahili Traditions of Mombasa. Afrika und Ubersee, Band 73, Berlin, pp. 81-105
506        |a This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This MS is the transcription, and translation into English of the original book by Sh, Alamin bin Ali al-Mazrui entitled ‘The History of the Mazrui Dynasty of Mombasa’. The actual date of the original, which was written in Swahili Arabic script, is not given in the MS. The present transcription and translation, into English, was done by J M Ritchie in 1965 when he received the original text from the Chief Qadi of Kenya, Sh. Muhammad bin Qasim al-Marzui. The present manuscript was published by Oxford press for the British Academy in 1995. The information contained here is of great historical value and it relates to 18th century Mombasa and its rulers. The breakdown of chapters is by means of the nine Liwalis who ruled the Coast. It also provides information about the genealogy and lineages of the Mazrui dynasty that originated from Oman but settled on the Coast since the end of the 17th century.
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 Africa, East -- History.
650        |a East Africa -- History.
650        |a Mombasa History.
650    0 |a Genealogy.
650    0 |a Kings and Rulers.
650    0 |a Biography.
650    0 |a Mazrui family.
650        |a Afrika, Mashariki - Historia.
650    0 |a Kenya -- Mombasa -- History.
650    7 |a Mazrui family. |2 NLI
650        |a Mazru'i dynasty.
655    7 |a Essays |2 LCGFT
700 1    |a Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali, |e author, primary.
700 1    |a Ritchie, J. M. (James M.). |4 ctb
752        |a Kenya |b Lamu County |d Pate |g Pate Island.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a Miscellaneous Swahili Manuscripts.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000378/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/03/78/00001/00_likelyPROTECTEDthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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