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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-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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Anonymous Malay poem on the Islamic doctrines of sin and its punishment in the afterlife (MS 46198)
Anonymous Malay poem on the Islamic doctrines of sin and its punishment in the afterlife (MS 46198)
Publication Date:
[late 18th-early 19th century]
Type:
Book
Format:
1 volume (27 ff.) ; 23.5 cm.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
Malay poetry
Sin
Hell
Heaven
Paradise -- Islam
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Indonesia -- Sumatra
آسيا -- إندونيسيا -- سومترا
Genre:
poetry
Language:
Malay
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Anonymous poem in Malay on the Islamic doctrines of sin and its punishment in the afterlife
Anonymous poem in Malay on the Islamic doctrines of sin and its punishment in the afterlife
Publication Date:
[1800]
Publisher:
unpublished manuscript ( Malaysia )
Type:
Book
Format:
27 f.
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Donor:
Marsden, William, 1754-1836
Subject Keyword:
Sin -- Islam
Islamic poetry
الخطيئة -- الإسلام
خطيئة -- الإسلام
شعر إسلامي
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Malaysia
آسيا -- ماليزيا
اسيا -- مليسيا
Genre:
poetry
ڤويسي
puisi
الشعر
Language:
Malay
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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 Kasida ya Burda (MS 443)
Arabic grammar and Kasida ya Burda (MS 443)
Creator:
Mohammed bin Malik Attwayi ( Author, Primary )
Sheikh Muhammad bin Said al-Busiry ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Arabic language -- Grammar
Islam
Religious poetry
Religious belief
Imani za kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
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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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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
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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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Daṇḍị̄parbba : Bṛhaṯ Kūrmmapurāṇāntargata
Daṇḍị̄parbba : Bṛhaṯ Kūrmmapurāṇāntargata
Creator:
Catṭọpādhyāẏa, Umākānta ( Author, Primary )
Cattopadhyaya, Umakanta
Publication Date:
1865 [1272 B.S]
Publisher:
Anglo Indian Press
Type:
Book
Format:
ii, 139 p. ; 20 cm
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
এশিয়া -- ভারত -- পশ্চিমবঙ্গ -- কলকাতা জেলা -- কলকাতা
एशिया -- भारत -- पश्चिम बंगाल -- कोलकाता जिला -- कोलकाता
Puranas
Bengali poetry -- 19th century
Bengali poetry -- Mythology -- Ancient Indian civilization -- 19th c -- Bengal
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- India -- West Bengal -- Kolkata District -- Kolkata
Genre:
poetry (marcgt)
Poetry (lcgft)
Puranas
Language:
Bengali
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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 la Ujuzi wa Sawahili (MS 53499a)
Diwani la Ujuzi wa Sawahili (MS 53499a)
Creator:
Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali ( Author, Primary )
Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji, approximately 1776-1840 ( contributor )
Liongo Fumo ( contributor )
Sa’id bin Salim ( contributor )
Mshairi wa Amu ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1940 AD (circa 1358 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili Literature
Swahili poetry
Kiswahili mashairi
Liongo Fumo
Fumo Liyongo
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Poem
Songs (LCTGM)
Short stories (LCSH)
Poetry (LCTGM)
Literature (LCTGM)
Language:
English
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