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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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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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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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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
6
Duri li Mandhuma na Wajiwaji (MS 53496c)
Duri li Mandhuma na Wajiwaji (MS 53496c)
Creator:
Sayyid ‘Umar bin Amin bin Nadhir al Ahdal ( Author, Primary )
Hichens, William, -1944 ( contributor )
Kijuma, Muhammad ( contributor )
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 poetry
Religious belief
Islam
Imani za kidini
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
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Kasida ya Burdai ya Al-Busiry (MS 304;  MS 279888-Vol.2)
Kasida ya Burdai ya Al-Busiry (MS 304; MS 279888-Vol.2)
Creator:
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296? ( Author, Primary )
Sheikh Muhammed bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela ( contributor )
Bin Athman al-Hilai Mshela, Muhammed ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1962 AD (1382 A.H.)
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 -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
8
Letters from Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi and from Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawy (MS 47769f)
Letters from Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi and from Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawy (MS 47769f)
Creator:
Burhan bin Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi ( Author, Primary )
Sulayman bin Burhan al-Amawi ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1888, 1889, 1895 AD (1304, 1306, 1312 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Christianity
Religious poetry
Missionary work
Sikujua, Mwalimu
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence (LCTGM)
Personal correspondence (LCGFT)
Translation
Language:
Swahili
9
Love songs and Waadhi (MS 41960b)
Love songs and Waadhi (MS 41960b)
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
Songs
Oral literature
Islam
Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Eastern Africa -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Wimbo
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
10
Manzumat al-Mubarak (MS 47780b)
Manzumat al-Mubarak (MS 47780b)
Creator:
Sayyid Mansab bin Abdirrahman ( Author, Primary )
Bin Rashid, Abdullah ( contributor )
Publication Date:
circa 1890 AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Islam
Religious practice
Religious belief
Swahili poetry
Religious poetry
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Maulid
Shairi
مَولِد النَّبِي‎‎
ميلاد
Language:
Swahili
11
Mashairi-miscellaneous (MS 41960d)
Mashairi-miscellaneous (MS 41960d)
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
Africa, East -- History
East Africa -- History
Islam
Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Eastern Africa -- Siu District
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
12
Maulidi-Mukhtasar (MS 53496a)
Maulidi-Mukhtasar (MS 53496a)
Creator:
Sayyid Mansab bin Abdirrahman ( Author, Primary )
Hichens, William, -1944 ( contributor )
Bin Rashid, Abdalla ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1936-1940 AD (1355-1359 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 -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Language:
Swahili
13
Miscellaneous Poetry (PP MS 20-3d)
Miscellaneous Poetry (PP MS 20-3d)
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 poetry
Popular poetry
Africa, East -- Ethnology
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
14
Prayer in KiNyika (MS 47759b)
Prayer in KiNyika (MS 47759b)
Creator:
[s.n.]
George David ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1870 AD (1287 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Religious belief
Religious poetry
Imani za kidini
Mijikenda (Nine Tribes)
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Language:
Swahili
15
Qasida (MS 380526b)
Qasida (MS 380526b)
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
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
16
Qasida (MS 53496b)
Qasida (MS 53496b)
Creator:
Sayyid Mansab bin Abdirrahman ( Author, Primary )
Hichens, William, -1944 ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1889 AD (1306 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 -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Genre:
Poem
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
17
Religious poems and historical information about Mombasa (MS 47754e)
Religious poems and historical information about Mombasa (MS 47754e)
Creator:
[s.n.]
Abdalla bin Rashid ( contributor )
Bin Abdallah bin Rashid al-Mazrui, Khalfan ( contributor )
Bin Salim bin Suleiman, Ayud ( contributor )
Musa, Maalim ( 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
Islam
Religious poetry
Religious belief
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
18
Religious Utendi-Waadhi (MS 47759e)
Religious Utendi-Waadhi (MS 47759e)
Creator:
Sayyid Ahamadi bin Abubakar al Husseniy ( Author, Primary )
Sayyid Ahamadi bin Abubakar al Husseniy ( contributor )
Publication Date:
1896 AD (1313 A.H.)
Type:
Mixed Material
Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Subject Keyword:
Religious poetry
Religious belief
Islam
Koran
Qur'an
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry (LCTGM)
Language:
Swahili
19
Shairi la Abdallah bin al-Bajuniy (MS 53508b)
Shairi la Abdallah bin al-Bajuniy (MS 53508b)
Creator:
Abdalla bin al-Bajiniy ( 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
Legends
Religious poetry
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Songs (LCTGM)
Shairi
Takhmis
Shayari
Language:
Swahili
20
Shairi la Abdallah bin Songora (MS 53508a)
Shairi la Abdallah bin Songora (MS 53508a)
Creator:
bin Songoro, Abdallah ( 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
Legends
Religious poetry
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry (LCTGM)
Shayari
Language:
Swahili