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Narrow Results By: Language Swahili ( 76 ) English ( 2 ) Creator [s.n.] ( 39 ) Kijuma, Muhammad ( 6 ) Hichens, William, -1944 ( 4 ) Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji, approximately 1776-1840 ( 3 ) Liongo Fumo ( 3 ) Muhyidin bin Sheikh bin Kahtan al-Waili ( 3 ) Nassir, Ahmad ( 3 ) Sikujua, Mwalimu ( 3 ) Abdalla bin Rashid ( 2 ) Faraji Bwana Mkuu ( 2 ) Show More >> Subject: Topic Swahili poetry ( 82 ) Kiswahili mashairi ( 74 ) Islam ( 35 ) Uislamu ( 35 ) Religious belief ( 31 ) Faith ( 30 ) Oral tradition in literature ( 29 ) Imani za kidini ( 27 ) Oral literature ( 23 ) Religious poetry ( 14 ) Show More >> Subject: Geographic Area Africa ( 81 ) Swahili Coast ( 36 ) Kenya ( 34 ) Mombasa ( 17 ) Tanzania ( 10 ) Lamu ( 9 ) Lamu Island ( 9 ) Pate Island ( 8 ) Siu District ( 5 ) Pate ( 4 ) Show More >> Subject: Genre Shairi ( 84 ) Shayari ( 84 ) Poem ( 63 ) Poetry ( 63 ) Nyimbo ( 17 ) Wimbo ( 17 ) Takhmis ( 13 ) Songs ( 9 ) Translation ( 8 ) Essays ( 1 ) Show More >>	1 Shairi la Kilio, na Waadhi, na Shairi la Wanawake Watano (MS 12) 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 Religious poetry Islam Religious belief Swahili litarature Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Eastern Africa -- Mafia District -- Mafia Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 2 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 3 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 4 List of household items; Waadhi (MS 456) Creator: Badawiy bin Sayyid Hasan ( 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: Shairi Shayari Language: Swahili 5 Risala wa Zinjibari (MS 305d) 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 Oral history Oral literature Africa, East -- History East Africa -- History Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa -- Fort Jesus Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 6 Legal cases and Miscellaneous poems (MS 337) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: [n.d.] Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Legal issues Education Swahili poetry Popular poetry Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Shairi Shayari Language: Swahili 7 Poems in Arabic praising the Prophet (MS 330) 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 Islam Religious belief Uislamu Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Arabian Peninsula Genre: Poem Shairi Takhmis Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari 8 Kasida ya Aqidatu-l-awamm (MS 367) Creator: Muhammad bin Ali bin Uthman ( Author, Primary ) Aisha binti Ali bin Uthman ( 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 Imani za kidini Uislamu Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Translation Language: Swahili 9 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 10 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 11 Mashairi (MS 370) Creator: Mansur, Khalifa ( 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 Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 12 Liongo na Manga, and Other songs (MS 205000e) 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 Legends Kiswahili mashairi Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Songs (LCTGM) Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 13 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 14 Liyongo Poems with Notes and Correspondence (MS 210013a) Creator: [s.n.] Publication Date: circa 1934 AD (circa 1353 A.H.) Type: Mixed Material Source Institution: SOAS University of London Holding Location: Archives and Special Collections Subject Keyword: Swahili poetry Oral literature Songs Legends Correspondence Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins Genre: Shairi Wimbo Shayari Nyimbo Language: Swahili 15 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 16 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 17 Specimens of Swahili Literature in Translation (MS 53494a) Creator: Hichens, William, -1944 ( 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 Kiswahili mashairi Liongo Fumo Fumo Liyongo Muyaka bin Haji Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Translation Language: English 18 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 19 Poems praising the Prophet and Poems celebrating the death of Shariff Adnan of Lamu (MS 435) Creator: Khatibu Abubakar ( 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 -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island Genre: Poem Shairi Poetry (LCTGM) Shayari Language: Swahili 20 Maulidi and Waadhi (MS 427) 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 Islam Religious practice Kuzaliwa kwa Mtume Uislamu Spatial Coverage: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast Genre: Maulid Shairi Takhmis مَولِد النَّبِي‎‎ ميلاد Language: Swahili

Shairi la Kilio, na Waadhi, na Shairi la Wanawake Watano (MS 12)

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; Religious poetry; Islam; Religious belief; Swahili litarature
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Tanzania -- Pwani Region -- Eastern Africa -- Mafia District -- Mafia Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

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

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

List of household items; Waadhi (MS 456)

Creator:: Badawiy bin Sayyid Hasan ( 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:: Shairi; Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Risala wa Zinjibari (MS 305d)

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; Oral history; Oral literature; Africa, East -- History; East Africa -- History
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa -- Fort Jesus
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Legal cases and Miscellaneous poems (MS 337)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: [n.d.]
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Legal issues; Education; Swahili poetry; Popular poetry; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Shairi; Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Poems in Arabic praising the Prophet (MS 330)

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; Islam; Religious belief; Uislamu; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Arabian Peninsula
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Takhmis; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari

Kasida ya Aqidatu-l-awamm (MS 367)

Creator:: Muhammad bin Ali bin Uthman ( Author, Primary ); Aisha binti Ali bin Uthman ( 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; Imani za kidini; Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari; Translation
Language:: Swahili

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

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

Mashairi (MS 370)

Creator:: Mansur, Khalifa ( 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; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Liongo na Manga, and Other songs (MS 205000e)

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; Legends; Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Songs (LCTGM); Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

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

Liyongo Poems with Notes and Correspondence (MS 210013a)

Creator:: [s.n.]
Publication Date:: circa 1934 AD (circa 1353 A.H.)
Type:: Mixed Material
Source Institution:: SOAS University of London
Holding Location:: Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:: Swahili poetry; Oral literature; Songs; Legends; Correspondence
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Shanga -- Pate Island -- Shanga Ruins
Genre:: Shairi; Wimbo; Shayari; Nyimbo
Language:: Swahili

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

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

Specimens of Swahili Literature in Translation (MS 53494a)

Creator:: Hichens, William, -1944 ( 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; Kiswahili mashairi; Liongo Fumo; Fumo Liyongo; Muyaka bin Haji
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari; Translation
Language:: English

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

Poems praising the Prophet and Poems celebrating the death of Shariff Adnan of Lamu (MS 435)

Creator:: Khatibu Abubakar ( 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 -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:: Poem; Shairi; Poetry (LCTGM); Shayari
Language:: Swahili

Maulidi and Waadhi (MS 427)

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; Islam; Religious practice; Kuzaliwa kwa Mtume; Uislamu
Spatial Coverage:: Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:: Maulid; Shairi; Takhmis; مَولِد النَّبِي‎‎; ميلاد
Language:: Swahili

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