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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00076

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536297

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Islamic Theology, Prayers, Divination

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Dal Sha‘bān

Begin Year Date:

1930

End Year Date:

1980

Script:

Jawi; Arabic

Writing support:

Laid paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

20 x 15.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

20 x 15.5 cm

Text block dimension:

16.5 x 14 cm

Number of pages:

64 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains Islamic theology and starts with the daily prayers and the intention (niat). It continues with an exposition of the angels and Allah's twenty attributes. It is followed by questions and answers on Allah's unicity. The manuscript also contains a variety of predictions and forecasts. It starts with predictions of the proper marriage partners based on the combination of their names and calculations, secondly the compatibility of the person admonishing medicine and the person receiving it. It goes on with the relationship between the nerves of the fingers and other parts of the body.

Other notes:

A text is inserted on Arabic syntax and on the names of the stars in one month.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Tawḥīd]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Islamic Theology]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Malay; Arabic

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Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

[Ramalan]

Item 2 - Title in English script:

[Prediction]

Item 2 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 2 - Language:

Malay; Minangkabau