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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0010 00116

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/513167

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Baubau (Sulawesi Tenggara)

Name of collection:

Private collection of La Ode Zaenu

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Shelfmark:

MLZ 116

Subject matter:

Sufism

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Script:

Arabic

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

20.3 X 16.2 cm

Text block dimension:

15 x 11 cm

Number of pages:

12 pages

Rubrication?:

Yes

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript deals with the spiritual aspects of the performance of ritual worship, praiseworthy and objectionable moral behavior and how to get close to Allah.

Other notes:

The manuscript is incomplete as the start and the end are missing. The text is written without the use of diacritics.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

بداية الهداية

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Bidāyat al-hidāyah

Item 1 - Author:

Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic