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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Subject Sufism

81. EAP071/28/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/28/1
Title:
Candramukhir Punthi
Scope & Content:
This text narrates the love story of Candramukhi, daughter of the king of Gandarbha, and Gulshunahār, son of the king of Misar (which has been identified as Egypt). The story appears to be an adaptation from a Persian text and this is reflected in the literary innovations made in the structure an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
60 Tiff images

82. EAP071/28/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/28/2
Title:
Mohabbatnāmā
Scope & Content:
The text is a romantic narrative poem depicting the adventurous love story of Hazrat Yusuf and J[z]ulekha, a woman of peerless beauty. The core story is described in the Qur'an as 'Āhsānūl Kachach' and is an adaptation of the work Mohabbatnāmā written in Persian by Maulānā Jāmir. Originally writ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
62 Tiff images

83. EAP071/28/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/28/3
Title:
Harmuj Nachihāt
Scope & Content:
Written by Sufi saint Harmuj Āli, the text deals with spiritual matters concerning Islam. It is a collection of poems and songs and both are in the nature of a religious discourse based on Sufism. The original printed volume is undated. It measures 215mm x 128mm. The main text is printed on page...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
40 Tiff images

84. EAP071/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/29
Title:
Suraj Āli Collection of Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script
Scope & Content:
This Collection comprises digital copies of four texts, copied as part of the EAP071 Archiving Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script project. The texts have been copied from original hand written volumes. All four volumes are undated and written in Bengali, in Sylhét Nāgri script. They deal with Islamic ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
4 files comprising 598 Tiff images

85. EAP071/29/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/29/1
Title:
Hālatunnabi
Scope & Content:
Hālatunnabi is a popular text in the Muslim community of the Śilcar region. According to the poet, the text in manuscript form was completed in 1262 Bengli Era (1853 Common Era). It narrates, in 'Payār' and 'Tripodi' verse, the story of Creation and writes in detail the life of the prophet Muham...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
325 Tiff images

86. EAP071/29/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/29/2
Title:
Śitalāng Śāhér Gān
Scope & Content:
The songs in this volume deal with Sufi philosophy and show the development of Sufism in the region of Śilcar. Śitalāng Śāh's original name was Muhhamad Salimullāh. He assumed the name of Śitalāng Śāh when he renounced the world and became a Phakīr (a wanderer). Śitalāng Śāh may have been born b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
42 Tiff images

87. EAP071/29/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/29/3
Title:
Āmber Āli r Gān
Scope & Content:
The songs of Āmber Āli are love songs based on devotion. This volume is a collection of songs describing the love-story of Rādhā-Krisna. It reflects the influence of Vaisnavism and the assimilative character of the text, which is reflected in terms like 'niranjan' and 'Rādhā-Krisna'. The origin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
129 Tiff images

88. EAP071/29/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/29/4
Title:
Spiritual Songs on Love and Separation Spiritual Songs on Love and Separation
Scope & Content:
The text copied here is a compliation of spiritual songs on the theme of love and separation (from Allah). It depicts devotion towards God using the metaphor of love. The original hand written text has no title and has been copied from another source. It is not known who copied it, or when. The...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
102 Tiff images

89. EAP071/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/30
Title:
National Council of Education, Bengal Collection of Texts in the Sylhét Nāgri Script
Scope & Content:
Digital images of 24 texts written in the Sylhét Nāgri script, collected by Professor Jyotindra Mohan Bhattacārya between 1941-1943 whilst he was a teacher in Sylhet, and subsequently deposited with the National Council of Education, Bengal. The texts in this collection mainly reflect on the ri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
24 files, consisting of 998 TIFF images

90. EAP071/30/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/30/1
Title:
Āhkāmé Carkā Āhkāmé Carkā
Scope & Content:
Digital images of: Title: Āhkāmé Carkā Date: 1329 (1922 AD) Measurement: 23cm x 14cm; Main Text: Pp. 1-7 Author: Srīyukta Maulabī Ākbar Āli Publisher: Srīyukta Maulabī Ākbar Āli Printer: SrīMam. [Mahahmad] Ābdul Gani Srīhatta Islāmiā Press Āhkāmé Carkā i.e. rules of spinning refers to ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1922
Extent:

8 TIFF images

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