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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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34 stanzas with notes (MS 380272b)
34 stanzas with notes (MS 380272b)
Creator:
Mgeni bin Faqihi ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1964 AD (1384 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 -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Translation
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Al-Akida: the life history of Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Mbarak Bakhashweini with . . . (MS 210009a)
Al-Akida: the life history of Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Mbarak Bakhashweini with . . . (MS 210009a)
Creator:
Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959 ( Author, Primary )
Abdallah bin Mas’ud bin Salim al-Mazrui ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1940 AD (1359 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Swahili poetry
Kiswahili mashairi
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
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Al-Inkishafi (MS 253029a)
Al-Inkishafi (MS 253029a)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1936 AD (1355 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Religious belief
Islam
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Notes
Records (Documents) (LCGFT)
Language:
Swahili
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Al-Inkishafi (MS 256191a)
Al-Inkishafi (MS 256191a)
Creator:
Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1934 AD (1353 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Kiswahili mashairi
Swahili poetry
Religious belief
Islam
Imani za kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Translation
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Al-Inkishafi (MS 373)
Al-Inkishafi (MS 373)
Creator:
Abdallah ibn ʻAlī ibn Nāṣir ( Author, primary )
Abdalla ba Sheikh ( Scribe )
Publication Date:
1967
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Islam
Swahili poetry
Religious beliefs
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poetry (Utenzi)
Utenzi (poetic form)
Language:
Swahili
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Al-Inkishafi (MS 47770a)
Al-Inkishafi (MS 47770a)
Creator:
Abdallah ibn ʻAlī ibn Nāṣir ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Islam
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
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Anthology of Swahili Poets (MS 53490a)
Anthology of Swahili Poets (MS 53490a)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1937 AD (circa 1356 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Kiswahili mashairi
Biography
Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Translation
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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 Grammar and Maulidi (MS 312)
Arabic Grammar and Maulidi (MS 312)
Creator:
Sheikh Mohammed bin Malik Atwaii ( 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
Arabic language -- Grammar
Linguistics
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Arabian Peninsula
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
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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Ascension to the Shaggan rule (MS 205000c)
Ascension to the Shaggan rule (MS 205000c)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
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
Kiswahili mashairi
Oral tradition in literature
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Language:
Swahili
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Barasisi: The Legend (MS 210010b)
Barasisi: The Legend (MS 210010b)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1935 AD (circa 1354 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Format:
11 f.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Islam
Legends
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Essays (LCGFT)
Language:
English
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Barasisi: The Legend (MS 210011b)
Barasisi: The Legend (MS 210011b)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1935 AD (circa 1354 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Islam
Legends
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Essays (LCGFT)
Language:
English
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Bibliography (MS 53503a)
Bibliography (MS 53503a)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1953 ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili Literature
Swahili poetry
Bibliography
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Language:
English
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Biographical information about Mwana Kupona and Bwana Mataka (MS 53508c)
Biographical information about Mwana Kupona and Bwana Mataka (MS 53508c)
Creator:
Muhammed bin Abdalla ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Questionnaires
Biography
Kiswahili mashairi
Mwana, Kupona, 1810-1860
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Notes
Records (Documents) (LCGFT)
Language:
Swahili
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Biography of Poets (MS 196884b)
Biography of Poets (MS 196884b)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959 ( contributor )
Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Biography
Literary history
Kiswahili mashairi
Sayyid Mansab bin Abdurrahman
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
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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