ms. 47779 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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8 works by 7 authors on the subjects of Lamu Island, Islamic poetry, and Swahili poetry
A history of Siu Island in the Lamu archipelago
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A history of Pate
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A religious poem in Arabic script with a transliteration and some English translation by Taylor
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A Swahili summary translation al-ʻAzab's poem on the birth of the prophet Muhammad also known as the Maulidi-Mukhtasar مولد مختصر
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A fanciful poem on the death of ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib
The story of Hasina and Rashid
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A Swahili version in verse of the story of Barsisa
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A poem in Swahili on Muhammad's victory over the army of Qatirifu
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Subjects
- Lamu Island (Kenya)--History
- Islamic poetry, Swahili
- Swahili poetry
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