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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/44
Title:: Takhmīs qaṣīdat Bānat Su‘ād: eulogy
Scope & Content:: A poem inspired by the famous poem by Ka‘ab b. Zuhayr asking forgiveness of the Prophet. Notes in the margin and between the lines. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper, 10 pages 220x175mm. 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):: EAP879/58/45
Title:: Manẓūmat fī al-fiqh : Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to kill an animal according to the Maliki school . Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper, 10 pages 215x165mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 12 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/46
Title:: Kitāb mir‘āt al-ṭālib :Philology
Scope & Content:: Grammar. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 10 pages 210x150mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 12 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/47
Title:: Hikāyat al-qāḍī wa al-liṣu: Literature
Scope & Content:: The manuscript relates the dialogue between a Cadi (a muslim judge) and a burglar on different subjects. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 8 pages 190x140mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/48
Title:: Kitāb al-bājī : Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions concerning the 5 pillars of Islam: faith, alms giving, fasting for Ramadan, pilgrimage etc. Author: Abū al-walīd al-bājī. Scribe: Aḥmad b. al-ḥasan Komu. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper, 68 pages 220x170mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1949
Extent:: 70 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/49
Title:: Kitāb al-akhḍarī : Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Text on the Oneness of Allah; the Pillars of Islam and Islamic faith; Instructions for prayer, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage etc. Author: ‘Abduraḥmān Ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr Ibn ‘Āmir al-Akhḍarī al-Bunṭyūsī (Abū Zayd) M: 1576. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 30 pages ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 32 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/50
Title:: Takhmīs qaṣīdat al-burda fī madh al-nabī : eulogy
Scope & Content:: Text in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, putting the accent on his qualities, his deeds, his merits and those of his companions, the merits of the Qur'an etc. Author: Abū ‘Abdullāh Muḥammad Mūsā Ibn Nu‘mān al-Marākishī M. 1284. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper, 44 pages ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 46 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/51
Title:: al-manẓūmat al-jazā’irīyyat: Theology
Scope & Content:: On the Oneness and attributes of 'Allah; the manuscript also gives the criteria that an Imam must fulfil; it treats the balance of good and bad works on the Day of Judgment, it warns against the introduction of anything new in Islam; it treats repentance, the intercession of the Prophet Muhammad ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 42 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/52
Title:: manẓūmat fī ‘ilm al-nujūm ; Astronomy
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to know the hours of prayer by the sun. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 8 pages 220x165mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/58/53
Title:: Al-kawkab al-waqqād fῑ ‘uṣūl al-dῑn: Theology
Scope & Content:: On the Oneness of Allah and his attributes. Author: ‘aly b. Muḥammad b. ‘abd al-ṣamad b. ‘abd al-aḥd al-sakhāwῑ, m. 1245. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 8 pages 210x160mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 8 digital images

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