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4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Islamic poetry and Swahili poetry
1.Title: Shamsu Dhahira al-DhahiyaTitle: شمس الظهيرة الضاحيةTitle: Shams al-ẓahīrah al-ḍāḥiyahTranslation of short extracts relating to seyyid families living in the Swahili area, followed by a ten page glossary of Swahili words with Arabic and English translation
Language(s): SwahiliReferences
2.Author: Hichens, William, -1944Title: Biography of poetsHistorical information on Ḥasanī al-Salīm, Manṣab ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, d.1922, Seyyid Salah bin Alawi, and a 30 page biography of Al-Akidah Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Mbarak Bakhashweini by Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959
Language(s): SwahiliReferences
3.Title: Utenzi wa al-AkidaIncipit: Bimmillahi awali, utakapo hino kweliLanguage(s): SwahiliReferences
4.Author: Abdallah ibn ʻAlī ibn NāṣirTitle: InkishafiThe poem in the original script and in Latin translcription and with an English translation and introduction
Incipit: بسم الله نأاقديم حال يكتغ هن نظم / Bismillahi naiqadimu, Hali ya kutunga hino nudhumuLanguage(s): SwahiliPhysical Description
Form: codex12 f. 37 f. 14 f. 35 f.Dimensions (leaf):Dimensions (written):Layout
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Clear vocalised Swahili hands and typescripts
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"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".Availability
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