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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/5/14
Title:: Muhiudin Maulud
Scope & Content:: A Maulud in honor of Sheikh Muhiudin, the title commonly used in South India and elsewhere for Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jailani. Some Arabic verses with English translation handwritten after final pages of printed text. Some text in Arabu-Tamil. Physical characteristics of original material: Blue boo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 128 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/5/15
Title:: Surat al-Yasin
Scope & Content:: The surat al-Yasin handwritten in Arabic by B.O. Saldin. Note by M.M. Saldin stating that the whole kitab was written by his late father found on first page. Some additional verses with English translation at the end. Physical characteristics of original material: Blue cover. Dimensions: L 10 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and English
Date Range:: 1901
Extent:: 44 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/5/16
Title:: M.M Saldin Notes
Scope & Content:: Handwritten notes by M.M Saldin. Several prayers, including Doa Selamat and Nisf Sha'aban. Found inside Kitab Sembahyang serta Ma'ana. Creation dates: 1920s? Physical characteristics of original material: Pages darkened. Extent and format of original material: notes, 17 folios. Owner of origina...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Malay
Date Range:: 1920s
Extent:: 21 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/9
Title:: Muzni Ameer Collection
Scope & Content:: A book of sermons Custodial history: Inherited from Muzni Ameer's father.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Malay, and Tamil
Date Range:: 1940s?
Extent:: 229 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/9/1
Title:: Khotba Book
Scope & Content:: A manuscript containing sermons presented at the Wekande Mosque in Slave Island, Colombo, by Muhammad Tajudin Tamim Ameer (1904-1972), grandfather of present owner. Includes special sermons for Idul Fitr and Idul Adha. Some parts of the volume may be older, dating from the 19th century. In Arabi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Malay, and Tamil
Date Range:: 1940s?
Extent:: 229 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/10
Title:: Muhaj Hamin Collection
Scope & Content:: One manuscript Custodial history: Inherited by Muhaj Hamin's wife, Maas Syrni Sookoor, from her mother Raden Jawi Cuttilan. On page 456 there is note saying that Tuan Muhammed Maas Misbahu Cuttilan owned/wrote the manuscript and that the writing was completed in 1324 Hijri
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1903
Extent:: 487 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/10/1
Title:: Arabu-Tamil Compendium
Scope & Content:: A Compendium of texts written in Arabu-Tamil, including explications of many Quranic suras and stories of the prophets, with notes based on khotbas on page margins. Final ten pages written in different hand. Physical characteristics of original material: Title page missing, no binding, pages ba...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1903
Extent:: 487 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP609/12/1
Title:: Arabic Recitations Notebook
Scope & Content:: Recitations in Arabic and Malay. Some Gundal script. Possibly created in the 1930s. Physical characteristics of original material: Pages are brown. No cover, binding is falling apart, fragile. Handwriting in black and red ink. Extent and format of original material: manuscript, 142 folios, Gnei...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Malay
Date Range:: 1930s
Extent:: 145 TIFF images

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