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1 copy of Mawlid Sharīf by ʻAzab, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad
Title: Mawlid Sharīf
Title: مولد شريف
The Arabic text with a Swahili translation al-ʻAzab's poem on the birth of the prophet Muhammad also known as the Maulidi Sharifu with supplementary prayers
Incipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الحمد لله الذی قد اوجدا من نوره نورا به عم الهدای
Colophon: وكتبه بخطه يحي بن علي بن عمر السواحلي ببلدة ممباسا
Language(s): Arabic, Swahili
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Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 37 f.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Clear vocalised Swahili hand
History
Origin:
Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
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