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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0008 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537733

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Palembang (Sumatera Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private collection of Masagus Aminuddin

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Islamic Theology

Begin Year Date:

1850

End Year Date:

1950

Script:

Arabic; Jawi

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

Yes

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

33.5 x 21 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

32.8 x 21 cm

Text block dimension:

22.5 x 16 cm

Number of pages:

152 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text is on Islamic theology and one of the main reference works for related fields. It is written in Malay and has marginal notes that explain the main text.

Colophon:

Hādhā al-kitāb Masayu Amliha … yang empunya ini. Habis menyurat kepada 30 bulan Dhū al-qa‘dah hari Jumat kepada sanah 1249.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

أم البراهين

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Umm al-barāhīn

Item 1 - Author:

Abū ‘Abdillāh Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Sanūsī al-Tilimsānī

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic; Malay

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Item 2 - Title in Native script:

شرح أم البراهين

Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

Sharḥ Umm al-Barāhīn

Item 2 - Title in English script:

The Explanation of Umm al-Barāhīn

Item 2 - Author:

Muḥammad Zayn ibn al-Faqīh Jalāl al-Dīn al-Shāfi‘ī al-Ashī

Item 2 - Language:

Arabic; Malay