SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

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  1. All this the thesis. texts referred to are found in Part Three of
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  2. See Nasr 1966, p. 14.3.
    2. See Austin 1971, p. 50.
    . 3. See Lings 1961, pp. 34-43.
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  1. See Austin 1971, pp. 58-59.


2. Sha11aad are the chanted reiigious devotions. The


origin of the word is obscure, but it is probably


connected with the Arabic SHALA which means to raise


OT to lift up.
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  1. See Lewis 1961, pp. 218 - 2 2.5.


2. Ibid.



  1. See Lewis 1955-56, p. 592.


4. See Lewis 1961, p. 220.


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  1. See Lewis 1961, pp. 214-221.
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  2. See Andrzejewski and Muuse Galaa1 1966, 29-39.
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  3. Note that I have transposed some of the lines in the


translation so that the translation would flow clearly


and smoothly.

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1. In Oromo (Galla) the root eebb- is used in verbs which


mean 'to bless' or 'to pray' to Waaqa (the Sky God).
Note also that Waaq is used in Somali as the synonym

of ALLAH. --



  1. See Lewis 1961, pp. 218-225.
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  2. This word is at least semantically related to the Oromo
    concept of aI801U''mischief' or 'personified evil' found

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