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Tunda

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili la Ustadh Mau linahusu kuzaliwa kwa mtoto wake wa kwanza aliyeitwa Fathi. Analinganisha kupokea zawadi hiyo kutoka kwa Mungu na matunda ambayo wanadamu wamebarikiwa nayo. Shairi linazungumza juu ya matamanio ya Ustadh Mau kupata "tunda" ambapo siku hiyo alibarikiwa tunda kwa umbo la mtoto wake. Anamshukuru Mungu kwa zawadi hii ya uhai na anaomba kwamba mtoto wake akue na afya njema na kulindwa na Mungu.<br>ENGLISH: This poem by Ustadh Mau is about the birth of his first-born child named Fathi. He compares the receiving of such a gift from God to the fruits that humanity is blessed with (tunda translating to fruit). The poem speaks on Ustadh Mau's yearning for "fruit" which that day he received in the form of his baby. He thanks God for this gift of life and prays that his son will grow up to be healthy and protected by God.
Date:
October 10, 1976
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Tunda

Kimya ndio nembo yangu

Description:
SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau aliandika shairi hili juu ya umuhimu wa kujua wakati wa kukaa kimya. Anabainisha kuwa unapoambiwa uvumi kuhusu jambo au mtu fulani ni vyema ukanyamaza na kutoingilia kwani kujihusisha na mambo hayo ni tabia ya kukosa heshima. Anaandika kwamba ikiwa kuzungumza kunaweza kuonekana kama pesa basi ukimya ungekuwa dhahabu. Anaandika jinsi angependelea kujiuma ulimi na kutozungumza badala ya kusema na kujiingiza katika hali ngumu.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau wrote this poem on the importance of knowing when to stay silent. He notes that when being told rumours about something or someone it is best to keep quiet and not interfere as engaging in such things is disrespectful behaviour. He writes that if talking could be seen as money then silence would be gold. He writes how he would rather bite his tongue and not speak as opposed to speaking and possibly getting into difficult situations.
Date:
October 7, 2006
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kimya ndio nembo yangu

Ufisadi

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi hili limeandikwa na Abdalla Soud Maawiya. Shairi hili ni jibu la shairi ambalo Ustadh Mau aliwahi kuliandika kuhusu ufisadi na pia liliandikwa kama mashairi ya mazoezi ya Abdalla Soud Maawiya mwenyewe. Katika shairi hilo, anasisitiza kwamba ufisadi ni jambo la ulimwengu wote na si jambo mahususi kwa Kenya. Anasema pia kwamba ni wakoloni wa Magharibi ambao kwanza waliwafundisha watu ufisadi na hongo halisi ni nini, pamoja na dhana kwamba wanasiasa wengi ni mithili ya watangulizi wao.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was written by Abdalla Soud Maawiya. The poem is a response to a poem that Ustadh Mau had previously written about corruption and also written as practice poetry for Abdalla Soud Maawiya himself. In the poem, he makes the point that corruption is a universal thing and not a phenomenon specific to Kenya. He also argues that it was the Western colonizers who first taught people what true corruption and bribery was, as well as the notion that most politicians are replicas of their predecessors.
Date:
September 8, 2005
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ufisadi

Arafat

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi hili la Ustadh Mau limeandikwa kwa mtazamo wa Madam Sauda, ​​mke wa pili wa Ustadh Mau. Madam Sauda alikuwa ameenda kuhiji na anamuita Mola kumwambia kuwa amefika mahali pake patakatifu katika shairi hili, akitokea sehemu ya mbali. Anamuomba Mwenyezi Mungu ayakubali maombi yake, kama vile kutamani watoto wake wakue na kuwa watu wema na wachamungu na umma wa Kiislamu uwe na nguvu na umoja.<br>ENGLISH: This poem by Ustadh Mau is written from the perspective of Madam Sauda, Ustadh Mau's second wife. Madam Sauda had gone for hajj and she calls to the Lord saying she has arrived at his holy place in this poem, coming from a faraway place. She prays for Allah to accept her prayers, such as the wish that her children will grow up to be good and pious people and for the Muslim community (ummah) to be strong and united.
Date:
December 29, 2006
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Arafat

Watu waliotembelea shule ya Mangai eneo la Waboni

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha hii inarejelea ziara ya kukagua shule ya Mangai (kijiji) eneo la msitu wa Boni. Kuanzia upande wa kushoto, mtu wa kwanza yenye kofia ni Ali Omar Said (mkaguzi wa shule), mtu fulani anayevaa kaunda suit (ofisa mkubwa ya elimu), Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir (Ustadh Mau), Abdrahman Sharif (mwalimu mkuu wa shule ya Mangai), Mohamed Basumer (mtu anayependa kusaidia mara kwa mara).<br>ENGLISH: This photo dates back to a visit to check the school of Mangai village in the area of the Boni forest. Starting from left-hand side: the first person wearing the hat is Ali Omar Said (inspector of schools), the other man who wears the so-called Kaunda suit is unknown (education officer), Mahmoud Ahmed Abdulkadir (Ustadh Mau), Abdrahman Sharif ( headmaster of Mangai school) , Mohamed Basumer ( a generous volounteer).
Date:
circa 2005
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Watu waliotembelea shule ya Mangai eneo la Waboni

Hija iwe makbuli

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha hii ilitengenezwa na mtoto wa Mahmoud Mau anayeitwaa Azra aliyetaka kumtakia babake hijra iwe maqbuli. Picha inaonyesha Mhamoud na karibu naye mtoto ingawa alihariri sura yake na aliweka karibu na sura ya babake. Nyuma ya picha mna ujumbe wa Azra anayejiitambulisha kwa jina Azra Mau kabla alipoolewa.<br>ENGLISH: This picture was edited by Ustadh Mau's daughter Azra who wanted to wish his father all the best for his piligrimage. The picture shows Ustadh Mau close by his daughter. The two figures were edited and put close to each other. On the back side a message in verse form is handwritten by Azra who signed it with her name before being married.
Date:
2016
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Hija iwe makbuli

Picha ya Ustadh Mau

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha ya Ustadh Mau iliyopigwa na Bwana Peck. Picha hii imepigwa nje ya maktaba ya kibinafsi ya Ustadh Mau.<br>ENGLISH: Portrait of Ustadh Mau taken by Mr. Peck. It was taken in front of Ustadh's private library.
Date:
circa 1978
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Picha ya Ustadh Mau

Kwa shule ya wasichana II

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha hii inonyesha wasichana wa darasa la nane wa Mkomani Girls Primary School. Wote wanasimama huko Rayyan Mosque ndani ya ua la shule yenyewe.<br>ENGLISH: This picture shows the students of Mkomani Girls Primary School standing at the Rayyan Mosque, part of the compund of the school itself.
Date:
2013
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kwa shule ya wasichana II

Ahmad Quraysh

Description:
SWAHILI: Huyu anaitwa Ahmad Quraysh , rafiki yake Ustadh ambaye pia alikuwa amehudhuria sherehe ya idi shuleni kwa Lamu island Primary School iliyofaniwa uwanja wa shule hii.<br>ENGLISH: This is Ahmad Quraysh, a friend of Ustadh Mau also celebrating id in the yard of Lamu island Primary School.
Date:
circa 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ahmad Quraysh

Utenzi

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina utenzi tano. Upande B: 4. Utenzi wa dua (maombi). 5.Shauri kabla ya kufunga ndoa.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains 5 poems. Side B: 4. Poem of supplication: Prayers. 5. Advice before marriage.
Date:
before 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Utenzi

Waandishi II

Description:
SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau alikuwa amealikwa kuhudhuria warsha iliyothaminiwa na Ford Foundation kupitia Tawassal Foundation kuhusu mada ya elimu ya uraia. Mashairi kama kwa mfano Ahmed Nassir, Ahmed Msallam na Athman Lali walialikwa. Kwa warsha hii Ustadh Mau alitunga mashairi mawili: Uzinduzi na Mwangaza.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau was invited to a workshop supported by Ford Foundation on civic education. Poets like Ahmed Nassir , Ahmed Msallam and Athman Lali were invited. For this occasion he composed two poems: Uziunduzi and Mwangaza.
Date:
2013
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Waandishi II

Pumbao la uvuvi

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha inaonyesha Ustadh Mau anayesimama kwa jumper la mvua pamoja na rafiki zake jahazini. Jamaa alikwenda kuvua kupumbaa. Kwa boti walikwenda si mbali, anavyokumbuka Ustadh walikwenda sehemu ya Pate.<br>ENGLISH: This picture shows Ustadh standing on a dhow with a rain coat together with his friends. The group went to fish for leisure. They did not sail too far, Ustadh Mau recalls they sailed around Pate.
Date:
circa 2000
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Pumbao la uvuvi

Mkutano wa RISSEA

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha hii inaonyesha Ustadh Mau wakati wa warsha iliyopangwa na RISSEA ("Research Institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa") mjini Mombasa. Msomi aliyekaa karibu naye ni Profesa Abdulaziz Lodhi aliyefundisha wakati ule Chuo Kikuu cha Uppsala, Sweden.<br>ENGLISH: This picture shows Ustadh Mau during the workshop organised by RISSEA ("Research Institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa") in Mombasa. The scholar sitting close to him is Prof. Abdulaziz Lodhi who was back then teaching at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Date:
circa 2000
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mkutano wa RISSEA

Warsha Mombasa

Description:
SWAHILI: Picha ni kutoka warsha kuhusu UKIMWI mjini Mombasa. Mtu anayekaa karibu na Mahmoud Mau ni mtu kutoka Tana River. Viongozi vya dini wengi walikuwa wamealikwa.<br>ENGLISH: This picture was taken during a workshop on HIV held in Mombasa and organised by RISSEA ("Research Institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa"). The person sitting close to Ustadh Mau is from Tana River. Many religious scholars took part at this meeting.
Date:
circa 1990
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Warsha Mombasa

Kwa Mahrus hoteli II

Description:
SWAHILI: Hapa ni sherehe ya kumwaga D.O. district officer ya Lamu island aliyehamishwa . Sherehe ilifanywa hoteli ya Maarus Lamu island.<br>ENGLISH: This is the farewell party for D.O. district officer ya Lamu island who was relocated. The farewell party took place at the Maarus hotel on Lamu island.
Date:
circa 1980
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kwa Mahrus hoteli II

Balozi wa Oman

Description:
SWAHILI: Kwenye picha hii tunaona wazee wa mui walioalikwa na Balozi wa Oman. Wazee wengi wameshafariki. Ustadh Mau ndiye mdogo zaidi kuliko wao.<br>ENGLISH: This picture shows the elders of the mui area who were invited by the ambassador of Oman. The elderly man have all passed away. Ustadh was the youngest in this group.
Date:
2015
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Balozi wa Oman

Kwa soko la nyama

Description:
SWAHILI: Wakati wa ukosefu wa ngano nchi nzima Kenya, Ustadh Mau hakuweza kuendelea kufanya kazi dukani kwake la mkate na ndio maana kwa muda alianza kushughulika sokoni kama muuzaji wa nyama. Ustadh alikuwa na miaka 28 takriban kwenye picha.<br>ENGLISH: During the caresty of wheat in the whole country of Kenya, Ustadh Mau could not work at his bakery and this is why he started for a while to work at the market as seller of meat. Ustadh Mau was around 28 years old.
Date:
1998 or 1988?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kwa soko la nyama

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: Uadilifu na haki sawa za watu wote.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. The sermon addresses integrity and equal rights for all people.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Utenzi

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina tenzi mbili. Upande A: 1. Mihadarati na madhara yake.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two poems. Side A: 1. Drug abuse and its effects.
Date:
after 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Utenzi

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Umuhimu wa kumpenda nabii Mohammed.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. The importance of loving the prophet Mohammed.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: 1. Mwenyezi Mungu aweka mipangilio Maalumu kwa jamii wanaioisabiwa ni watu madhaifu.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. Allah makes special arrangements for the categories of people that are vulnerable.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: 1. Umuhimu wa kufanya kazi katika Uislamu.<br>ENGLISH: This cassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. The importance of doing work within Islam.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2.khutba hii inazungumzia kuhimizana katika umuhimu wa kufanya kazi katika uisilamu<br>ENGLISH: This cassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. This sermon speaks of encouraging one another in the importance of working in Islam
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Kuwafanyia wema wazai wawili.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. Treating ones parents well.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Utenzi

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina tenzi mbili. Upande B: 2. Onyo dhidhi ya matumizi ya dawa za kulevya.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two poems. Side B: 2. Warning against drug abuse.
Date:
after 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Utenzi

khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina Khutba Mbili Upande A:1. Matumizi ya ulimi kwa ubaya.<br>ENGLISH: This cassette contains two Sermons on Side A:1. Use of the tongue for evil.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. The holy month of Ramadhan.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Umuhimu wa toba katika Uislamu.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. Importance of Repentance in islam Part two.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili upande A 1 .Mfumo wa Maisha ya ndoa katika Uislamu.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A : 1 Treat women well.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: 1. Maradhi ya kiburi sehemu ya kwanza.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. The disease of pride.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A:1 Msimamo wa uislamu kuhusu kusoma na kuandika.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A: 1 What does Islam talks about writing and reading
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mmoja na takbir za eid upande A:1 inazungumza jumat widaa juma la mwisho wa mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhan<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A: 1 The last Friday ( week) of Ramadan
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Cassseti hii ina khutba mmoja: Upande A: Ustadh Mau azungumzia kuhusu madhara ya nzi.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains one sermons side A: Effects of flies.
Date:
after 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A: 1.Utukufu wa siku tatu baada ya sherehe ya eidul adhaa.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A: 1 Ustadh Mau talks about the glory of the three days after the eidul adhaa ceremony.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili upande B :1 muendelezo wa khutba ya kwanza<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side B : Continuation of the first khutba
Date:
after 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: 1. Umuhimu wa kutubia.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. Importance of Repentance.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Watu wa motoni na ufisadi.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. People in hell and corruption.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mmoja. Upande B: 1. Adhabu za watu wa motoni.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains one sermon. Side B: 1. The punishments of the people in hell.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mmoja. Upande A: 1. Kisa cha musa na firauni.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains one sermon. Side A: 1. The story of Moses and the pharaoh.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili upande A 1 Lengo na shabaha la saumu ya mwezi wa ramadhani<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A: 1 The Purpose of the Month of Ramadan
Date:
after 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Cassetti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B: 2. Kuwafanyia wema wazazi wawili sehemu ya pili.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. Doing good to both parents, segment two.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A: 1. Mafundisho ya jinsi ya kuwa muislamu mwema.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains three sermons. Side A: 1. Teaching of Islam: How to be a good muslim.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Waqti

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi hili linazungumzia umuhimu wa kuchunga wakati usitupite ovyo ovyo. Lazima tutumie kila dakika ipaswavyo kwani kila mda ukienda haurudi. Ustadh Mau anakumbuka beti moja kwa moyo "mapigo ya moyo wa binadamu ni ukumbusho kwamba maisha ni dakika na sekunde".<br>ENGLISH: This poem is about the importance of time and being aware of the passing of time and not letting it pass unknowingly. The poem emphasizes that we should make every minute count since once time passes it cannnot be recovered again. Ustadh Mau still remembers one of the verses by heart ("the heart beat of a human being reminds the heart that in fact life is all about minutes and seconds").
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Waqti

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A: 1. Hifadhi ya Mwanamke katika uislamu.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A :1. A woman in Islam.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A:Haki za kuwatendea wazazi wema.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A :The right to do good to parents.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A: 1.Suala la afya katika uislamu.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A :1. health issue in Islam.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A:1. Utukufu wa mwezi wa ramadan.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A :1. The glory of the month of ramadan.
Date:
after 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A:2. Muendelezo wa khutba ya kwanza<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side A :2. Continuation of the first khutba
Date:
after 1985
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande B: 2. Kiswa cha Ashaabu sabti.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons side B : 2. The History of ashaab sabti
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande A:1.Kusuluhisha baina ya watu<br>ENGLISH: The audiocassette contains one sermon. Side A: 1 Reconciliation between people
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A:1 Visa vya utawala na ufalme katika Qurani.<br>ENGLISH: This cassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. Matters that Allah discusses in the Quran related to governace and kingdoms.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili Upande B:2. Hayaa katika Uislami.<br>ENGLISH: This cassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. A warning against bad (dirty) values in society.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande B:2. Umuhimu wa kuamrisha mema na kukataza maovu.<br>ENGLISH: The cassette contains two sermons. Side B: 2. The importance of encourage to do good and forbidding evil.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mmoja. Upande A: 1. Haki za watoto kutoka kwa wazazi wake.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains one sermon. Side B: 1. Children's rights from his parents.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Khutba

Description:
SWAHILI: Casseti hii ina khutba mbili. Upande A: 1. Jinsi ya kumpenda Mtume Muhammad.<br>ENGLISH: This audiocassette contains two sermons. Side A: 1. How to love Prophet Muhammad.
Date:
2004-2012
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Khutba

Sherehe ya kumwaga

Description:
SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau was invited to take part to a farewell celebration for Athras Mohammad Ali aliyekuwa mkurugenzi wa elimu Lamu island. Mzee aliyekaa upande wa kulia nyuma ya Ustadh Mau ni Abdalla Iskandar aliyekuwa ami yake Athrash na seremala maarufu sana Lamu island. Sherehe ya kumwaga Athras Mohammad Ali ilifanyiwa Lamu Fort Museum.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau alikuwa amealikwa kwa sherehe ya kumwaga Athrash Mohammad Ali who was education officer of Lamu island. The elderly man on the right-hand side behinf Ustadh Mau is Abdalla Iskandar the uncle of Atrash and a reknown wood carpenter in Lamu island. The farewell celebration took place at Lamu island Fort Museum.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Sherehe ya kumwaga

Kiswahili

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi moja mashuhuri la Ustadh Mau linaloitwa kiswahili, linazungumzia umuhimu wa kiSwahili kwa waswahili. Ustadh Mau aliingiwa na motisha wa kuandika shairi hili baada ya kusoma gazeti la Taifa Leo lililokua gazeti pekee la kiswahili wakati huo nchini Kenya. Kwenye gazeti kulionesha kulikuwa na warsha ya kiSwahili na kwenye picha hakukuonekana mswahili asili hata mmoja. Kwenye shairi Ustadh Mau amewanukuu malenga wa kiswahili mashuhuri kama Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassaniy, Bwana Zahidi Ngumi na Mwengu Athmani. Shairi hili limeandikwa kwa mtindo wa ubinafsishaji. Mama kiSwahili analalamika jinsi wanae (waswahili halisi) walivyo kipuuza kiSwahili mpaka kunakiliwa na kuekwa viwango kwa kiSwahili kumetawaliwa na wageni wasiokuwa waswahili. KiSwahili kinaita wanawae wawe ni wenye kukiwajibikia na kukitilia juhudi kama zamani. Shairi hili limeshachapishwa: “Kiswahili: a poem by Mahmoud Ahmad Abdulkadir, to which is appended a list of the poet’s compositions in verse.” Swahili Forum 20: (2013) 1–18.<br>ENGLISH: One of Ustadh Mau's most famous poems, ''Kiswahili'' discusses the importance of the Swahili language for the Swahili people. Ustadh Mau was inspired to write this after reading an article in Taifa Leo, the only Swahili-language based newspaper published in Kenya. The article was about a workshop about the Swahili language and included a picture with no apparent native Swahili speakers. In the poem Ustadh Mau draws on famous Swahili poets such as Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassaniy, Bwana Zahidi Ngumi and Mwengu Athmani. It is written from the perspective of a personified Swahili. ''Mother Swahili'' criticizes the way her children (native Swahili speakers of the coast) have long neglected the language and that the documentation and standardization of Swahili has been dominated by foreigners instead. It calls on her children to make an active effort for Kiswahili again. This is a published poem: “Kiswahili: a poem by Mahmoud Ahmad Abdulkadir, to which is appended a list of the poet’s compositions in verse.” Swahili Forum 20: (2013) 1–18.
Date:
July 30, 2003
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kiswahili

Al-Aqswaa

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi hili ambalo limepewa jina la Al-Aqsa, likirejelea msikiti maarufu uliopo Jerusalem, linahusu masaibu ya Waislamu kupigania Palestini. Ustadh Mau anaitaka jamii ya Kiislamu ya kimataifa itambue dhulma wanayofanyiwa na nchi za Magharibi na hasa zaidi dhulma wanazokabiliana nazo Wapalestini kutoka kwa Wazayuni. Anaeleza jinsi majeshi ya Marekani na Kizayuni yanavyokusudia kuwaangamiza Waislamu na hivyo basi kuuacha msikiti wa Al-Aqsa bila watoto wa kuulinda. Ustadh Mau anabainisha kuwa msikiti huo muhimu sana ni jukumu la Waislamu wote na hivyo basi jamii inapaswa kuwafahamisha watoto wao yanayojiri Palestini na dunia nzima ili waweze kuelewa mambo yanayoendelea duniani. Tazama pia shairi linalofanana na hili; umada_ms_00072, yenye jina la "Qudsi"<br>ENGLISH: This poem which is titled Al-Aqsa, referring to the famous mosque located in Jerusalem, is about the Muslim plight to fight for the Palestinian cause. Ustadh Mau urges the international Muslim community to be aware of the injustices done to them by Western powers and more specifically the injustices Palestinians face at the hands of Zionists. He describes how American and Zionist forces are intending to exterminate Muslims and consequently leave Al-Aqsa mosque without children to protect it. Ustadh Mau notes that this highly important mosque is the responsibility of all Muslims and that therefore the community should be informing their chilren on what is happening in Palestine and the world at large, so that they may understand what is going on in the world. See also similar poem; umada_ms_00072, titled "Al-Maqdis".
Date:
August 15, 2010
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Al-Aqswaa

Sura ya Ustadh Mau

Description:
SWAHILI: Sura hii inayopendeza ya Ustadh Mau ilipigwa kwenya duka lake la mkate. Ustadh Mau alianza kuvaa miwani alipokuwa miaka thalatini na tatu.<br>ENGLISH: This beautiful portrait of Ustadh Mau was taken at his bakery. Ustadh Mau started wearing glasses when he was thirty-three years old.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Sura ya Ustadh Mau

Kabila za waswahili na mbari zao

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SWAHILI: Hati hii ni mukhtasari wa makabila ya Waswahili na familia mashuhuri katika ukanda wa pwani ya Afrika Mashariki. Iliandikwa na mwanazuoni maarufu wa pwani Sheikh Ahmed Nabhani, ambaye alitoka Lamu.<br>ENGLISH: This document is an overview of Swahili ethnic groups and prominent families along the coastal region of East Africa. It was written by famous coastal scholar Sheikh Ahmed Nabhani, who was from Lamu.
Date:
March 24, 2000
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kabila za waswahili na mbari zao

Shukrani

Description:
SWAHILI: Shairi hili liliandikwa kwa niaba ya mwanamke anayeitwa Khadija ili kutoa shukrani kwa watu waliochangisha fedha katika siku za mwisho za Ramadhani. Mchango huu ulikuwa wa kuwasaidia maskini na pia watoto yatima ili waweze kupata nguo mpya kwa ajili ya Eid. Shairi hilo linawashukuru na kuwaombea wafadhili hao ili Mungu azidi kuwabariki na kuwalinda na uovu wowote.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was written on behalf of a lady called Khadija to give thanks to the people who raised some funds during the last days of Ramadhan. This donation was to help the poor and also the orphaned children so that they can get new clothes for Eid. The poem thanks and prays for the contributors for God to bless them more and to protect them from any evil.
Date:
August 18, 2010
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Shukrani

Yondi la nyonda

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili la Ustadh Mau liliandikwa kwa ajili ya mkewe Sauda ambaye alikwenda safarini. Shairi linaeleza jinsi anavyotamani uwepo wake na jinsi anavyohisi huzuni kwa sababu ya umbali huo. Anaeleza jinsi alivyotambua mapenzi yake yalivyokuwa mazito kwake baada ya muda na anamsihi arudi haraka kwani hawezi kuzuia hamu yake tena.<br>ENGLISH: This poem by Ustadh Mau was written for his wife Sauda who went away on a trip. The poem expresses how much he misses her presence and how he feels sadness because of this distance. He describes how he realized how deep his love has become for her over time and urges her to come back quickly as he cannot contain his longing for her anymore.
Date:
December 21, 2005
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Yondi la nyonda

Nyonda hizi ndaajabu

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili la Ustadh Mau liliandikwa kwa ajili ya mkewe. Ni shairi la kimapenzi, linaloelezea upendo wake na kushikamana kwake. Anaelezea jinsi jina lake haliachi kamwe ulimi wake na jinsi uso wake hauondoki machoni mwake, kumaanisha kuwa anamfikiria kila wakati, wakati wowote.<br>ENGLISH: This poem by Ustadh Mau was written for his wife. It is a romantic poem, describing his love and attachment to her. He describes how her name never leaves his tongue and how her face never leaves his eyes, meaning he thinks about her continuously, at any given moment.
Date:
April 30, 2006
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Nyonda hizi ndaajabu

Makumbusho ya mwaka

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SWAHILI: Hili ni shairi lililoandikwa na Ustadh Mau kusherehekea kumbukumbu ya harusi yake na mke wake. Anabainisha kuwa wakati huu ulikuwa ni kumbukumbu ya mwaka wao wa kwanza ambapo hawakuwa pamoja kwani mkewe alikua ameenda hijra (kuhiji). Anaelezea upendo wake kwake katika shairi lote.<br>ENGLISH: This is a poem written by Ustadh Mau to celebrate his and his wife's wedding anniversary. He notes that this moment was their first anniversary in which they were not physically together as his wife went for hijra (pilgrimage). He describes his love for her throughout the poem.
Date:
December 28, 2006
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Makumbusho ya mwaka

Mashairi for the day of an African child

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SWAHILI: Siku ya mtoto wa Kiafrika ni shairi lililoandikwa na Ustadh Mau linalozungumzia tatizo la watoto yatima barani Afrika. Imetajwa jinsi sisi kama watu tunavyopaswa kuwahurumia zaidi mayatima wanapokabili matatizo makubwa maishani. Pia anataja watoto ambao wanaweza kuwa na mzazi mmoja au wawili, lakini ambao wametelekezwa sana na hawakutunzwa. Watoto hawa wanaweza kuwa na wazazi waliopo kimwili lakini wakakosa mwongozo, matunzo na upendo katika malezi yao. Ustadh Mau anatumia ishara ya kuku anayekinga vifaranga vyake dhidi ya madhara kwa kuvifunika kwa bawa lake. Anawaombea akina mama wawepo zaidi na watoto wao na mayatima wapate mtu ambaye atawapenda kama wazazi wa kweli wangefanya. Vilevile anaitahadharisha jamii kutoingilia mirathi ya mayatima hao na kuwaacha wapate haki zao.<br>ENGLISH: The day of an African child is a poem written by Ustadh Mau discussing the problem of orphaned children in Africa. It is mentioned how we as a people should be much more sympathetic towards orphans as they face great difficulties in life. He also mentions children who may have one or two parents, but who are severely neglected by them and not looked after. These children may have physically present parents but lack guidance, care and love in their upbringing. Ustadh Mau uses the symbolism of a hen protecting its chicks from harm by covering them up with her wing. He prays for mothers to be more present with their children and for orphans to find someone who will love them like true parents would. He also warns the community not to interfere with the inheritance of these orphans and to let them have what is rightfully theirs.
Date:
June 19, 2009
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mashairi for the day of an African child

Hijja iwe makbuli

Description:
SWAHILI: Hili ni shairi lililoandikwa na Ustadh Mau kwa ajili ya mwanamke aitwae Mariam Hassan ambae alikuwa ameenda kuhiji. Inataja jinsi wapendwa wake walioomba aandikiwe shairi hili wanavyotumaini kwamba atasafiri salama na kwamba maombi yake yatasikilizwa na kukubaliwa na Mungu, na pia Mungu amtimizie mahitaji na matakwa yake.<br>ENGLISH: This is a requested poem written by Ustadh Mau for a woman named Mariam Hassan who had gone for hajj (pilgrimage). It mentions how her loved ones who requested this poem hope that she will travel safely and that her prayers are heard and accepted by God, as well as for God to fulfill her needs and wishes.
Date:
January 28, 2004
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Hijja iwe makbuli

Mlango twaushindika

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili linazungumzia wakati ambapo Ustadh Mau alitaka kufunga biashara yake ya kuoka mikate kwa sababu biashara haikuwa ikiendelea vizuri. Anasema huu ulikuwa uamuzi mgumu kwake kufanya lakini hakuwa na chaguo. Watu walianza kumshutumu kwa kutowajibika. Ustadh Mau anabainisha kuwa mambo yanapoharibika ndipo utajua nani yuko pamoja nawe na nani yuko kinyume nawe. Limeshapishwa kwenye: In this Fragile World: Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau. Leiden; Boston: Brill [2023], uk. 324-327.<br>ENGLISH: This poem talks about a time when Ustadh Mau wanted to shut down his bakery because business was not going on well. He says this was a difficult decision for him to make but he was out of choice. People started accussing him of being irresponsible. Ustadh Mau notes that when things go wrong that is when you will know who is with you and who is against you. Published in: In this Fragile World: Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau. Leiden; Boston: Brill [2023], pp. 324-327.
Date:
June 27, 2005
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mlango twaushindika

Ustadh Mau na rafiki yake

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau yuko pamoja na Kombo Mohammed Daud, rafiki yake aliyekuwa mwalimu wa shule. Walivaa nguo nzuri sana kwa sababu ilikuwa wakati wa sherehe za idi. Wanaposimama ni njia ya kwenda sokoni kutoka nyumbani kwake Langoni.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is with Kombo Mohammed Daud a friend of him who was a school teacher. They are both properly dressed as those were id celebration days. The street of Langoni where they are standing heads to the market.
Date:
circa 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ustadh Mau na rafiki yake

Sura ya Ustadh Mau I

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SWAHILI: Sura hii ya Ustadh Mau ilipigwa baharini Lamu island kwa camera ambayo yeye mwenyewe alinunua kwa pumbao lake.<br>ENGLISH: This portrait of Ustadh Mau was taken by the sea on Lamu island with his own camera that he bought for hobby.
Date:
1970
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Sura ya Ustadh Mau I

Kutayarisha Siasa za Uchaguzi kwa Kiswahili: Uchunguzi wa Mahmoud Abdulkadir

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SWAHILI: Haya ni makala ya kitaaluma yaliyoandikwa na Profesa Rayya Timammy, msomi mashuhuri na Dean Msaidizi wa zamani wa Chuo Kikuu cha Nairobi. Makala haya yamechapishwa katika kitabu cha ''Nyimbo na Siasa katika Afrika Mashariki'', chenye insha mbalimbali za nyimbo na siasa kutoka eneo hilo. Profesa Rayya Timammy alimtumia Ustadh Mau na kazi yake kama kielelezo cha kuonyesha uhusiano kati ya serikali ya jadi, siasa na hotuba. Anafanya hivyo kwa kuchunguza jinsi siasa inavyodhamiriwa katika tamthilia iliyoandikwa na mshairi.<br>ENGLISH: This is an academic article written by Professor Rayya Timammy, a well-known academic and previous Associate Dean of the University of Nairobi. This article was published in the book ''Songs and Politics in Eastern Africa'', containing various essays on songs and politics from the region. Professor Rayya Timammy used Ustadh Mau and his work as a case study to portray the connection between the traditional state, politics and orature. She does this by examining how politics is thematised in the epic written by the poet.
Date:
circa 2007
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kutayarisha Siasa za Uchaguzi kwa Kiswahili: Uchunguzi wa Mahmoud Abdulkadir

Kwa harusi ya She

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau anamwambatia Athman Lali aliyealikwa pia harusini kwa She M. Abdulkadir, mtoto wa ami yake Ustadh Mau. Nyuma ya picha uko muhuri wa anwani yake.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is here holding Athman Lali who was also invited at the wedding of She M. Abdulkadir. On the back cover of this picture the stamp of She shows their contact details.
Date:
1974
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kwa harusi ya She

Shukrani kwa ziara

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili liliandikwa kwa ajili ya Richard Peck, rafiki wa muda mrefu wa Ustadh Mau kutoka Marekani. Katika shairi hilo anamshukuru sana Richard kwa kuchukua safari ndefu na ngumu ya kufika Lamu na kwa kuhakikisha urafiki wao unaendelea. Ustadh Mau anaandika kwamba urafiki wao ni wa nguvu na wenye mizizi na hauwezi kukatika kwa urahisi. Zaidi ya hayo, anabainisha kuwa Richard na kampuni yake ni wageni waheshimiwa Lamu na kwamba Ustadh Mau anafuraha kuwa na Richard katika mji wake tena.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was written for Richard Peck, a long-time friend to Ustadh Mau from the United States. In the poem he thanks Richard deeply for taking on the long and difficult journey to Lamu and for making sure their friendship continues. Ustadh Mau writes that their friendship is strong and rooted and cannot be easily cut. Furthermore, he notes that Richard and his company are esteemed guests in Lamu and that Ustadh Mau is delighted to have Richard in his hometown again.
Date:
August 30, 2010
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Shukrani kwa ziara

Kimya ndio nembo yangu

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau aliandika shairi hili juu ya umuhimu wa kujua wakati wa kukaa kimya. Anabainisha kuwa unapoambiwa uvumi kuhusu jambo au mtu fulani ni vyema ukanyamaza na kutoingilia kwani kujihusisha na mambo hayo ni tabia ya kukosa heshima. Anaandika kwamba ikiwa kuzungumza kunaweza kuonekana kama pesa basi ukimya ungekuwa dhahabu. Anaandika jinsi angependelea kujiuma ulimi na kutozungumza badala ya kusema na kujiingiza katika hali ngumu.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau wrote this poem on the importance of knowing when to stay silent. He notes that when being told rumours about something or someone it is best to keep quiet and not interfere as engaging in such things is disrespectful behaviour. He writes that if talking could be seen as money then silence would be gold. He writes how he would rather bite his tongue and not speak as opposed to speaking and possibly getting into difficult situations.
Date:
October 7, 2006
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kimya ndio nembo yangu

Sara

Description:
SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau aliandika shairi hili kumuaga Sara Hillewaert, ambaye kwa sasa ni profesa msaidizi katika Chuo Kikuu cha Toronto ambaye alifanya utafiti Lamu. Ustadh Mau anabainisha watamkosa kiasi gani sasa atakapoondoka Lamu. Anamtakia safari njema, anamtakia mafanikio na anatumai wataweza kukutana tena siku zijazo.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau wrote this poem to say goodbye to Sara Hillewaert, currently an associate professor at the University of Toronto who did research in Lamu. Ustadh Mau notes how much they will miss her now that she will leave Lamu. He wishes her safe travels, wishes her success and hopes they will be able to meet again in the future.
Date:
June 13, 2010
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Sara

Ufisadi

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili linazungumzia ufisadi na athari zake kwa jamii. Mshairi analinganisha ufisadi na sumu ambayo huondoa maisha kutoka kwa kila kitu. Katika jamii ambayo viongozi wake ni wafisadi hakuna kitu kinaonekana kustawi kwani rasilimali zote za maendeleo zinawekwa kwenye mifuko ya watu binafsi. Shairi linamalizia kwa kuuliza ni nani ana jukumu la kukomesha ufisadi? Abdalla Soud Maawiya alitunga shairi kujibu hili.<br>ENGLISH: The poem talks about corruption and its effects to the society. The poet compares corruption to poison that drains life out of everything. In a society whose leaders are corrupt nothings seems to develop since all the resources for development are put into personal pockets. The poem ends with a question as to who is responsible of ending corruption? Abdalla Soud Maawiya composed a poem in response to this one.
Date:
June 6, 2005
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ufisadi

Twamuaga kwa Huzuni

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau ametunga hili shairi kwa niaba ya Mama Azra. Shairi kumwaga mwalimu Sharifa Skanda mkuu wa Mkomani Primary School.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau composed this poem on behalf of Mama Azra. The poem was composed to say goodbye to Headmistress Sharifa Scanda of Mkomani Primary School.
Date:
June 26, 2011
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Twamuaga kwa Huzuni

Mama musimlaumu + Mwalimu + Kiswahili

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SWAHILI: Waraka huu uko na mashairi manne tofauti: Mama musimlaumu ni shairi kuhusu mwanamke aliyetupa binti yake mchanga vichakani. Mtoto huyo aliokolewa na mbwa na jambo hili lilizua tafaruku katika jamii. Ustadh Mau aliandika shairi hili kupitia kwa muonekano wa yule binti aliyetupwa na mamake akiambia jamii isimhukumu mamake. Mwalimu ni shairi linalopendekeza kuwahusisha walimu katika mambo ya kijamii kwani wao ndio wenye kufunza jamii ijayo, wajibu wa walimu katika elimu na jamii lazima ieleweke na isisitizwe. Shairi pia linazungumzia umuhimu wa elimu na kupeleka watoto mashuleni. Kiswahili ni shairi lililoandikwa kwa mtindo wa ubinafsishaji. Mama kiSwahili analalamika jinsi wanae (waswahili halisi) walivyo kipuuza kiSwahili mpaka kunakiliwa na kuekwa viwango kwa kiSwahili kumetawaliwa na wageni wasiokuwa waswahili. KiSwahili kinaita wanawae wawe ni wenye kukiwajibikia na kukitilia juhudi kama zamani. Shairi hili limechapishwa. Yamechapishwa kwenye: In this Fragile World: Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau. Leiden; Boston: Brill [2023], uk. 329-354.<br>ENGLISH: This manuscript contains Three different poems : Mama musimlamu (page 1-2); Mwalimu (page 3-4); Kiswahili (page 5-6). Mama musimlaumu is a poem regarding a woman who threw out her newborn daughter in the bushes, meaning to abandon her there. The newborn was saved by a dog and it caused a big spark of rage across the nation. Ustadh Mau's poem is written from the perspective of the daughter, telling the nation not to criticize her mother. Mwalimu, touches on how teachers should be involved in the community as they are teaching the next generation of kids. The role of teachers in both education and the larger community should be well recognized and emphasized. The poem also mentions the importance of education and schooling for children. and Kiswahili the poem is written from the perspective of a personified Swahili. ''Mother Swahili'' criticizes the way her children (native Swahili speakers of the coast) have long neglected the language and that the documentation and standardization of Swahili has been dominated by foreigners instead. It calls on her children to make an active effort for Kiswahili again. Published in: In this Fragile World: Swahili poetry of commitment by Ustadh Mahmoud Mau. Leiden; Boston: Brill [2023], pp. 329-354.
Date:
2006, 2005, 2003
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mama musimlaumu + Mwalimu + Kiswahili