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41. EAP609/17/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/17/3
Title:
Angkatan Menulis Ism
Scope & Content:
Prayers and recitations for a range of occasions, many to be used for protection (i.e guarding one's body and property from danger). Some text in Gundal. Creation dates: unknown, but written in notebook from Girls High School in Kandy which may provide an indication Physical characteristics of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Malay, and Tamil
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
66 TIFF images

42. EAP609/17/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/17/4
Title:
Weerabangsa Family Notes
Scope & Content:
Notes and dates relating to the Weerabangsa family history. Creation dates: Compiled by Maas Tuan Jury Weerabangsa in 1924 in Kurunegala and revised in 1940 in Kandy. Some text in Gundal. Physical characteristics of original material: A large book, coming apart at the spine, pages frayed. Extre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Malay
Date Range:
1924-1940
Extent:
164 TIFF images

43. EAP609/17/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/17/5
Title:
Register of Services
Scope & Content:
First pages (from left to right) list data of offences (for example gaming, cruelty to animals) and outcomes from Hatton court. The entries begin from 10/7/1983. Followed by may pages of writing in Arabu-Tamil, likely older. A note in Arabic and a note in Tamil found between pages. Creation date...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Tamil
Date Range:
[1983]
Extent:
86 TIFF images

44. EAP609/17/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/17/6
Title:
Talqeen Notebook
Scope & Content:
The notebook contains various prayers including one to be recited by a bride’s father to bridegroom. Arabu-Tamil, Arabic, and note in English. Physical characteristics of original material: Small notebook with a red cover. Dimensions: L 10.5 W 8 H 0.3. Extent and format of original material: ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1972?
Extent:
30 TIFF images

45. EAP609/17/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/17/7
Title:
Talai Fatiha Doa
Scope & Content:
The Talai Fatiha poem written by Imam al-'Arus and widely recited among Muslim Tamils and Malays in Sri Lanka, various recitations and advice on Muslim life. Arabic, Arabu-Tamil, Malay, Gundal. Physical characteristics of original material: A lined notebook. Ink running in several places. Exten...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
115 TIFF images

46. EAP609/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/18
Title:
Maas Maureen Weerabangsa Collection
Scope & Content:
Two items Custodial history: Materials inherited from late mother (d. 2011), Gnei Kitchil Sarap.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Tamil
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
665 TIFF images

47. EAP609/18/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/18/1
Title:
Arabu-Tamil Tafsir
Scope & Content:
This book contains doas which contain instructions on how to cure illnesses, how to do astrology (“raasi” in Tamil) based on the date of birth, time of birth, etc. and how to search for auspicious times for various activities. Title page missing. Arabu-Tamil. Physical characteristics of origina...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
458 TIFF images

48. EAP609/18/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/18/2
Title:
Arabu-Tamil Prayerbook
Scope & Content:
Book of prayers and recitations. Note on title page: Kitab Akirat. First printed page has title as Ta'lim al-Sibyan. Printed by Shah al-Hamid, Madras. Arabu-Tamil, Arabic, notes in Tamil and Gundul. Physical characteristics of original material: There are some pencil marks on the first 2 pages....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Tamil
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
207 TIFF images

49. EAP609/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/19
Title:
Farooq Latiff Collection
Scope & Content:
A marriage registration book Custodial history: Inherited from Farooq Latiff's father, Muyinudeen Buhary Latiff, who inherited the book from his father, Buhary Noordeen Latiff.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Tamil
Date Range:
1924-1927
Extent:
182 TIFF images

50. EAP609/19/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/19/1
Title:
Marriage Registration Record Book
Scope & Content:
Contains records of marriages performed at the Wekande Mosque in Slave Island, Colombo, beginning in 1924. Arabic, Tamil, English, and Arabu-Tamil. Physical characteristics of original material: Pages are brown, the book has no spine, so the pages are held together very loosely. Some pages are ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Tamil
Date Range:
1924-1927
Extent:
182 TIFF images

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