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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0043 00070
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536291
Country:
Indonesia
City (Province):
Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)
Name of collection:
Surau Simaung
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Ethics; Islamic jurisprudence; Sufism; Linguistics
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1850
Script:
Arabic; Jawi
Writing support:
European paper
Watermark?:
Yes
Countermark?:
Yes
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
29.5 x 22 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
28.5 x 22 cm
Text block dimension:
21.5 x15 cm
Number of pages:
322 pages
Rubrication?:
Yes
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The manuscript contains seven texts. (1) The text is about the superior virtues of the use of various Islamic sources such as reading the basmalah and various Quranic verses. (2) The text is about the cosmic meaning of the letters of the Arabic alphabet. (3) The text contains a compilation of rules about prayers to be said over a dead person. It explains that prayers, alm and reading the Quran will reach the dead person when done with the proper intention. This is considered correct as it is supported by the opinions of ulama and the hadith. (4) The text contains the remembrance recitation (dhikr) of the Naqshabandiya Sufi Order. (5) The text of the teachings and procedings of the Shattariyah Sufi Order and starts with the Shattariyah genealogy. (6) The text of the wujūdīyah teachings. (7) The text is about Islamic jurisprudence and starts with the way to ritually cleanse oneself. It continues with the daily prayers etc.
Other notes:
The paper has tiny holes in them and various leaves have become loose from the binding.

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[al-Faḍā’il]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[al-Faḍā’il]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Arabic

Item 2 - Title in Roman script:
[Hikmah Taṣrīf]
Item 2 - Title in English script:
[Hikmah Taṣrīf]
Item 2 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 2 - Language:
Arabic

Item 3 - Title in Roman script:
[Islamic jurisprudence]
Item 3 - Title in English script:
[Islamic jurisprudence]
Item 3 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 3 - Language:
Arabic

Item 4 - Title in Roman script:
[Tarekat Naqsyabandiyah]
Item 4 - Title in English script:
[Naqshabandiyah Sufi Order]
Item 4 - Author:
Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm
Item 4 - Language:
Arabic

Item 5 - Title in Native script:
الجواهر الرابع في شرب الشطاري
Item 5 - Title in Roman script:
Al-Jawāhir al-Rābi‘ fī Sharb al-Shaṭṭārī
Item 5 - Title in English script:
Al-Jawāhir al-Rābi‘ fī Sharb al-Shaṭṭārī
Item 5 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 5 - Language:
Arabic

Item 6 - Title in Native script:
دوار الوجود في علم الحقائق و المعارف
Item 6 - Title in Roman script:
Dawwār al-wujūd fī ‘ilm al-ḥaqā’iq wa al-ma‘ārif
Item 6 - Title in English script:
Dawwār al-wujūd fī ‘ilm al-ḥaqā’iq wa al-ma‘ārif
Item 6 - Author:
Fakhr al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Jalāl al-Dīn Maḥmūd al-Ḥusnī al-Bukhārī
Item 6 - Language:
Arabic

Item 7 - Title in Native script:
المستهل
Item 7 - Title in Roman script:
Al-Mustahal
Item 7 - Title in English script:
Al-Mustahal
Item 7 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 7 - Language:
Arabic; Malay
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