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[Letter from Octaires Murray Browne to William Hichens, dated 11 August 1936]
[Letter from Octaires Murray Browne to William Hichens, dated 11 August 1936]
Creator:
Murray Browne, Octaires
Publication Date:
1936
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Library. SOAS, University of London.
Swahili poetry
Umm al-qurá fī madḥ khayr al-wará
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- London -- London -- Westminster
Genre:
Poem
Qasidas (poetic form)
Language:
English
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[Letter from Colonel D.M.F. Hoysted to William Hichens, dated 4 August 1936]
[Letter from Colonel D.M.F. Hoysted to William Hichens, dated 4 August 1936]
Creator:
Hoysted, D.M.F., Colonel
Publication Date:
1936
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Umm al-qurá fī madḥ khayr al-wará
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?
Ummul-Kura (poem)
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- London -- London -- Westminster
Genre:
Poem
Qasidas (poetic form)
Language:
English
3
[Letter from Colonel D.M.F. Hoysted to William Hichens, dated 27 July 1936]
[Letter from Colonel D.M.F. Hoysted to William Hichens, dated 27 July 1936]
Creator:
Hoysted, D.M.F., Colonel
Publication Date:
1936
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Umm al-qurá fī madḥ khayr al-wará
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?
Ummul-Kura (poem)
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- London -- London -- Westminster
Genre:
Poem
Qasidas (poetic form)
Language:
English
4
[Letter from the British Museum to William Hichens, dated 13 August 1936]
[Letter from the British Museum to William Hichens, dated 13 August 1936]
Creator:
British Museum
Publication Date:
1936
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts. British Museum
Swahili poetry
Umm al-qurá fī madḥ khayr al-wará
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- London -- London -- Westminster
Genre:
Poem
Qasidas (poetic form)
Language:
English
5
Munyat al-Murid
Munyat al-Murid
Creator:
Baba ibn Ahmad al-Alawi al-Maliki al-Maghribi al-Shingiti
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Subject Keyword:
Tijaniyyah
الطريقة التجانية
Al-Ṭarīqah al-Tijāniyyah
Tijānī Path
Sufism
Genre:
Poetry
Language:
Arabic
old Kanembu
6
Mombasa Chronicle (MS 373394)
Mombasa Chronicle (MS 373394)
Creator:
Khamis bin Sa'id bin Shaikh al-Mambasi ( Author, Primary )
Khamis bin Sa'id bin Shaikh al-Mambasi ( Calligrapher )
Publication Date:
1899 (1317 AH)
Type:
Mixed Material
Format:
Six leaves contained in a hardback folder
Source Institution:
SOAS, Univerity of London
Holding Location:
|Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Colonialism
Trade
Warfare
Barghash ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar, approximately 1834-1888
Sayyid Barghash
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Oman -- Muscat Governate -- Muscat
آسيا -- عمان -- محافظة مسقط -- مسقط
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu
Africa -- Kenya -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Chronicles
Oral History
Language:
Swahili
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شرح قصیدۀ عینیۀ حمیری
شرح قصیدۀ عینیۀ حمیری
Creator:
ایروانی، فضل علی ( Author, Primary )
Īrawānī, Faḍlʻalī ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
1262 A.H. = 1846 C.E.
Publisher:
manuscript
Type:
Book
Format:
18 folio leaves
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Qasidas
Qasidas, Persian
قصیده
Qəsidə
Sayyid al-Ḥimyarī, Ismāʻil ibn Muḥammad, 723-789
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Iran -- East Azerbaijan Province -- Tabriz County -- Tabriz
آسیا -- ایران -- استان آذربایجان شرقی -- شهرستان تبریز -- تبریز
Asiya -- İran -- Şərqi Azərbaycan vilayəti -- Təbriz dairəsi -- Təbriz
Language:
Persian
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13 fragments in Acehnese, Malay and Arabic on Islamic topics : MS 41755
13 fragments in Acehnese, Malay and Arabic on Islamic topics : MS 41755
Creator:
[Anonymous]
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Publisher:
manuscript ( s.l. )
Type:
Book
Format:
[42 folio leaves]
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS University of London
Subject Keyword:
اسلام -- اچيه
اسلام -- مليسيا
Islam -- Malaysia
Islam -- Indonesia -- Aceh
Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Fātiḥah
Spatial Coverage:
اچيه
مليسيا
Malaysia
Indonesia -- Aceh
Asia -- Malaysia
Language:
Arabic
Malay
Acehnese
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7 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Devotional poetry, Islam, Islamic law, and Islamic poetry : MS 41879
7 works by 5 authors on the subjects of Devotional poetry, Islam, Islamic law, and Islamic poetry : MS 41879
Creator:
بدري، حسن بن ادريس
Shāfiʻī, Muḥammad ibn Idrīs, 767 or 8-820
Ibn Ḥajar al-Haythamī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, ca. 1503-ca. 1566
ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, d. ca. 1230
Shādhilī, Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī ibn ʻAbd Allāh, ca. 1196-1258
Publication Date:
1147 AH = 1735 CE
Publisher:
manuscript
Type:
Book
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
SOAS, University of London
Subject Keyword:
بدري، حسن بن ادريس. القصيدة للشافعي
Shāfiʻī, Muḥammad ibn Idrīs, 767 or 8-820. al-Qaṣīdah lil-Shāfiʻī
Ibn Ḥajar al-Haythamī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, ca. 1503-ca. 1566. Fatwas of Ibn Hajar
ابن حجر الهيثمي ، أحمد بن محمد. فتاوى ابن حجر
Ibn Ḥajar al-Haythamī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, ca. 1503-ca. 1566. Jawāhir al-farāʼiḍ
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Iran
Asia -- Middle East
آسيا -- إيران
آسيا -- الشرق الأوسط
آسیا -- خاورمیانه
Language:
Arabic
Persian
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Waadhi, Dua, Salawat (Mss 390-392)
Waadhi, Dua, Salawat (Mss 390-392)
Creator:
Ali bin Muhammad bin Husain Al-Habshiy ( Author, Primary )
Abdalla bin Sheikh ( contributor )
Musinga bin Omari ( contributor )
Salim bin Yaslam Baswaffar ( 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
Arabic poetry
Religious poetry
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Yemen -- Arabian Peninsula -- Hadhramaut
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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Utenzi wa Al-Akida (MS 196884c)
Utenzi wa Al-Akida (MS 196884c)
Creator:
Abdallah bin Mas’ud ( 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
Oral history
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
13
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
14
Historical notes, Utendi wa Haudaji and Shairi ya Liyongo (Mss 343-346)
Historical notes, Utendi wa Haudaji and Shairi ya Liyongo (Mss 343-346)
Creator:
Mwana Jaha ( Author, Primary )
Mwana Jamila ( contributor )
Mwana Badala ( contributor )
Mwana Jaha ( contributor )
Mwana Jamila ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1923, 1947 AD (1341, 1366 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
Arab colonialism
Swahili poetry
Islam
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Arabian Peninsula -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
Genre:
Poetry (LCTGM)
Utenzi
Language:
Swahili
15
Utendi wa Sharifu ya Lamu na Utendi wa Mtume alipokuftahi Mecca (Mss 355-356)
Utendi wa Sharifu ya Lamu na Utendi wa Mtume alipokuftahi Mecca (Mss 355-356)
Creator:
Fatuma binti Salim Basaida ( Author, Primary )
Somo, Nana ( contributor )
Fatuma binti Salim Basaida, Nana Somo ( 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 warfare
Legends
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
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Miscellaneous poetry (PP MS 20-3b)
Miscellaneous poetry (PP MS 20-3b)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1950s AD (circa 1369 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Swahili Literature
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Genre:
Poem
Poetry (LCTGM)
Translation
Language:
Swahili
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Busaidi rulers of Zanzibar and the Shaykhs of East Africa (PP MS 20-2a)
Busaidi rulers of Zanzibar and the Shaykhs of East Africa (PP MS 20-2a)
Creator:
Abdullah S Farsy ( Author, Primary )
Allen, J. W. T. ( contributor )
Publication Date:
[n.d.]
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Swahili history
Arab colonialism
Arab conquests
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Genre:
Essays (LCGFT)
Language:
English
18
Abunawas na Harun Rashid (MS 193290d)
Abunawas na Harun Rashid (MS 193290d)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
circa 1939 AD (circa 1349 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Short stories
Fiction
Oral literature
Oral tradition in literature
Moral values
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Stories
Hadithi
Literature (LCTGM)
Translation
Language:
Swahili
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Correspondence-Miscellaneous (MS 253028h)
Correspondence-Miscellaneous (MS 253028h)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
1936-38 AD (1355-57 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili Literature
Swahili poetry
Africa, East
East Africa
Africa, East -- History
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence (LCTGM)
Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Language:
English
20
Khabari za Maisha na Matendo ya Bwana Muyaka (MS 263325a)
Khabari za Maisha na Matendo ya Bwana Muyaka (MS 263325a)
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1944 ( Author, Primary )
Sikujua, Mwalimu ( contributor )
Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji, approximately 1776-1840 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1938 AD (circa 1357 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Swahili poetry
Popular poetry
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Shairi
Shayari
Language:
Swahili