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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/170
Title:: Al-qaṣīdat al-ma‘rūfat bi-bānat Su‘ād: Literature
Scope & Content:: Famous erotic poem in which the author eulogys his lover called Su‘ād; notes in the margins. Author: Ka‘b b. Zuhayr b. Abī Salmā. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 16 pages 226x175mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some damage caused by insects
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 18 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/171
Title:: Kitāb fī al-tawḥīd: Theology
Scope & Content:: On the Oneness of Allah and His attributes and the Islamic faith. Author: Muḥammad b. Yūsuf b. ‘Umar b. Shu‘ayb al-Sanūsī al-Ḥasanī al-Tilmisānī (Abū ‘Abdullāh) M: 1490. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 24 pages 207x165mm. Physical characteristics of original: some foli...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 26 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/172
Title:: Kitāb fī fawā’id wa asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to treat eye diseases, sterility, be protected against enchantment, arms, and be respected etc. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 14 pages 205x153mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 16 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/173
Title:: Qaṣīdat ‘aẓīmat li-ṭalab al-‘ilm wa al-‘amal bihi: Literature
Scope & Content:: Poem in which the author praises knowledge and incites people to acquire it; some notes in the margin. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 10 pages 195x150mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some damage caused by insects
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 12 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/174
Title:: Kitāb fī al-hadīth: Hadith (tradition of the Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:: Some Prophetic statement on various islamic issues such as the Prophet's intercession in favor of some people. Scribe: Mukhtār b. ‘Uthmān. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 8 pages 230x180mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some pages torn and lightly damaged by in...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/175
Title:: Qaṣīdat fī madḥ al-Nabiy wa al-Anbiyā’: eulogy
Scope & Content:: Poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad and the other Prophets. Scribe: Ḥāmid Bābā b. Hasé Alfamoye Jenepo. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 18 pages 205x133mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 20 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/176
Title:: Kitāb su’āl al-najāt fī madḥ dhī al-shafā‘at fī ‘arḍāt al-qiyāmat: eulogy
Scope & Content:: Poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad's exceptional qualities and examplary conduct; some notes in the margin. Author: Abū al-Ḥasan b. ‘Alī b. Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. Abūbakr al-Māsinī al-Mālikī. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 28 pages 185x135mm. Physical characteris...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 30 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/177
Title:: Kitāb fī ‘ilm al-raml: Esoteric/Geomancy
Scope & Content:: How to foretell the future by drawing on the ground. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 34 pages 162x105mm. Physical characteristics of original: lightly damaged by insects and humidity
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 36 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/178
Title:: Fawā’id wa asrār:Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Some instructions and invocations for the resolution of problems. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 26 pages 115x90mm. Physical characteristics of original: lightly damaged by insects and humidity
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 28 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/26/179
Title:: Fawā’id wa asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to make fortune, have power and influence, be protected against misfortune, the devil, envious people and bewitchment, have chothes, acquire knowledge and be intelligent, be married etc. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 26 pages 150x105mm. Physical characteristics o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 28 digital images

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