Letter from Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri (MS 47769g)
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Title:
Letter from Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri (MS 47769g)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
Creator:
Rashid bin Khamis bin Sa’d al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Arabic
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Old handwritten page collated into a larger page and bound in a book with red and gold cover.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East ( LCSH )
East Africa
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Coordinates:
-6.16394 x 39.19793

Notes

Abstract:
In this letter written from Zanzibar, Rashid al-Mundhiri informs Taylor of his health and tells him that he may visit him, however it is not clear if in East Africa or in England. At the time of the letter Taylor was back in East Africa for his third and final tour (Yahya & Frankl, 1994). An invitation to Taylor to attend a karamu ‘feast’ followed by matezo ‘entertainment’ at the hst’s kiungani ‘orchard’ called Dar-es-Salaam. ( en )
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Biographical information: Rashid was a traveller and trader in East Africa. He was a member of the wealthy waMandiri cland and he restored the Mandiri Mosque, one of the most prominent Mosque in Mombasa. His father was the first of the waMandiri clan to change to Shafi’i rites and practices.
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Date of Composition: 1893 AD (1310 A.H.)
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Languages: Arabic (Arabic script)
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Extent: 1 leaf
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Incipit: Wa amma baadu alladhii wa’rrifu janabaka waswalna bandar al-maamur injibar nahar thalath Ramadhan
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Archival history: The letters were collated into the present volume by Hichens
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
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Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 14 June 1945
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 1994. Swahili Letters from the Taylor papers (being a study of SOAS MS 47769 & MS 47782). in South African Journal of African Languages, 14 (1), pp. 2-11.
General Note:
Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 2001. 14th/19th century Swahili letters from the Taylor papers (Part 3: being fifteen items in SOAS MS 53826). in South African Journal of African Languages, 15 (1), pp. 17-24

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is believed to be in the public domain
Resource Identifier:
MS 47769 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47769g ( SOAS manuscript number )