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19th - 20th Century Swahili Popular Verses (MS 47707a)
19th - 20th Century Swahili Popular Verses (MS 47707a)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1800-1900 AD (circa 1215-1318 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Swahili songs
Oral tradition in literature
Kiswahili mashairi
Songs, Swahili
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Songs (LCTGM)
Shairi
Wimbo
Shayari
Nyimbo
Language:
Swahili
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19th Century Poems from Siu (MS 380450a)
19th Century Poems from Siu (MS 380450a)
Creator:
Muhammad bin Sheikh Mataka ( Author, Primary )
Sheikh Muhyiddin bin Sheikh bin Qahtwan al-Waily ( contributor )
Umar bin Amin-Ahdali ( contributor )
Maalim Musa ( contributor )
Koti, Ali ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1900 AD (circa 1318 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious poetry
Religious belief
Islam
Imani za kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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29 Swahili Love Songs (MS 380546a)
29 Swahili Love Songs (MS 380546a)
Creator:
Abedi, Bakari ( Author, Primary )
Nassir, Ahmad ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1966 AD (circa 1386 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Nyimbo
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Arabic and Swahili poems praising the Prophet Mohammed (MS 457;  MS 279888-Vol.11)
Arabic and Swahili poems praising the Prophet Mohammed (MS 457; MS 279888-Vol.11)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Arabic poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Sufism
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Arabian Peninsula
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Arabic poems; Swahili poem praising the Prophet (MS 448)
Arabic poems; Swahili poem praising the Prophet (MS 448)
Creator:
Al-Habib Abdalla ibn Husayn ( Author, Primary )
Sayyid Abdurrahman ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Arabic poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Sufism
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Collection of Dua, Waadhi, Utenzi ya Arusi ya Fatuma na Ali, Kishamia (MS 393)
Collection of Dua, Waadhi, Utenzi ya Arusi ya Fatuma na Ali, Kishamia (MS 393)
Creator:
Sheikh Yusuf bin Ismaili al-Nabhani ( Author, Primary )
Sayyid Ahmad bin Hasan al-Mahdali ( contributor )
Sayyid Mansab bin Abdirrahman ( contributor )
Sayyid Amin Al-Mahdaly ( contributor )
Maryam binti Ali bin Abdalla ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Arabic poetry
Religious poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Collection of short poems praising the Prophet Mohammed; Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 440)
Collection of short poems praising the Prophet Mohammed; Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 440)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Yusuf bin Ismail Nabhani ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Religious poetry
Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Collection of Swahili Verses (MS 47708a)
Collection of Swahili Verses (MS 47708a)
Creator:
Kijuma, Muhammad ( Author, Primary )
Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1913 AD (1331 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Marriage
Oral tradition in literature
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Dialogic poem : MS 14
Dialogic poem : MS 14
Creator:
Mohammed, Mohammed, Sheikh ( Author, Primary )
Tahir, Ali Mohammed ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Eastern Africa -- Mafia District -- Mafia Island
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53491a)
Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53491a)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili Poetry
Oral tradition in literature
Literary history
Biography
Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53495a)
Diwani ya Malenga wa Sawahili (MS 53495a)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
1939 AD (1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Oral tradition in literature
Literary history
Biography
Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 376)
Dua ya kuomba Mungu (MS 376)
Creator:
Abdalla bin Bashekh Allami ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210003a)
Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210003a)
Creator:
Muhyidin bin Sheikh bin Kahtan al-Waili ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1930s AD (circa 1348-1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious practice
Rain and rainfall
Kiswahili mashairi
Mazoezi ya kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210004a)
Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210004a)
Creator:
Muhyidin bin Sheikh bin Kahtan al-Waili ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1930s AD (circa 1348-1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious practice
Rain and rainfall
Kiswahili mashairi
Mazoezi ya kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210005a)
Dua ya Kuombea Mvua (MS 210005a)
Creator:
Muhyidin bin Sheikh bin Kahtan al-Waili ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1930s AD (circa 1348-1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious practice
Rain and rainfall
Kiswahili mashairi
Mazoezi ya kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Hadith al-Kisa na Shairi la Kuombea Mungu (MS 365)
Hadith al-Kisa na Shairi la Kuombea Mungu (MS 365)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili literature
Islam
Religious belief
Uislamu
Faith
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Stories
Shairi
Literature (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Hadithi (MS 41960c)
Hadithi (MS 41960c)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
19th century AD (circa 1215 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Short stories
Oral tradition in literature
Islam
Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Hadithi ya Liyongo (MS 205000d)
Hadithi ya Liyongo (MS 205000d)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1939 AD (circa 1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Oral history
Oral literature
Swahili poetry
Legends
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Wimbo
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Historical notes and poems (MS 385)
Historical notes and poems (MS 385)
Creator:
Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy ( Author, Primary )
Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili history
Oral history
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Swahili poetry
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Shairi
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
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Jawabu na Mashairi (MS 47754c)
Jawabu na Mashairi (MS 47754c)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Khamis Jogi ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Swahili Literature
Popular poetry
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili