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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00062

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536283

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic Theology

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1850

End Year Date:

1950

Script:

Arabic

Writing support:

Laid paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

21 x 16.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

21 x 16.5 cm

Text block dimension:

17.5 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

60 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains four texts. The first text is about the secret contained in executing ṣalāt. The second is about faith and Islam and starts with the division of faith in iman mujmal and iman mufaṣṣal. The text also explains the five pillars of Islam. The third text is about the knowledge of God. It contains the unicity of Allah and that he has no companion. The text also discusses the creation of the universe. The fourth text is about Islamic theology (tawḥīd) written by Abū Yaḥyā Zakariyā al-Anṣārī (1420-1520 AD).

Colophon:

Tammat al-kitāb al-musammā Asrār al-ṣalāh fī yawm al-Rabi‘ fī waqt al-‘aṣr wa kātibuhu kālim wallāhu a‘lam.

Other notes:

The margins contain additional notes with explanations on the text. On folio 1r is a quote from the ayat of the surat Yusuf.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

أسرار الصلاة

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Asrār al-ṣalāh

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Asrār al-ṣalāh

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic

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Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

[Iman dan Islam]

Item 2 - Title in English script:

[Faith and Islam]

Item 2 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 2 - Language:

Malay

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Item 3 - Title in Native script:

بحر اللهوت

Item 3 - Title in Roman script:

Bahr al-lahūt

Item 3 - Title in English script:

Bahr al-lahūt

Item 3 - Author:

‘Abdullāh ‘Arīf

Item 3 - Language:

Arabic

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Item 4 - Title in Native script:

فتح الرحمن

Item 4 - Title in Roman script:

Fath al-Raḥmān

Item 4 - Title in English script:

Fath al-Raḥmān

Item 4 - Author:

Abū Yaḥyā Zakariyā al-Anṣārī

Item 4 - Language:

Arabic