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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/4
Title:: Majmū‘at fī al-fawā’id wa al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Compilation of manuscripts giving instructions on how to be loved, be successful in business, have good luck, be powerful and sexually potent, treat stomach ache protect oneself against misfortune, be intelligent etc with the help of Qur'anic verses, the names of Allah, formulaes and magic tables...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 116 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/5
Title:: Kitāb fī al-du‘ā’: Invocation
Scope & Content:: Invocation of the chaptre Quraysh( chapter 106 of the Qur'an) to be read daily to be protected against ennemies and all other misfortune. Extent and format of original material: several types of paper some with watemarks, 10 pages 205x145mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 14 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/6
Title:: Kitāb fī al-du‘ā’: Invocation
Scope & Content:: Invocation to have the help of Allah to resolve certain problems; instructions on how to restore a girls virginity. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 22 pages 205x160mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1959
Extent:: 24 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/7
Title:: Fā’idat du‘ā’ al-ism al-a‘ẓam: Invocation
Scope & Content:: Invocation in order to become rich by the usage of the names of Allah formulaes and magic tables. Extent and format of original material: Paper with indistinguishable water mark 16 pages 205x135mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 18 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/8
Title:: Kitāb fī ‘ilm raml: Astrology
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to predict the future by astrological signs ( by drawing on the sand). Extent and format of original material: School note paper 42 pages 220x170mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 44 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/9
Title:: Fā’idat al-ism al-a‘ẓam: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to become rich, be liked etc by the usage of the most exalted names of Allah. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 12 pages 195x160mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 14 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/10
Title:: Qiṭ‘at kitāb fī al-faḍā’il al-istighfār: Sermon
Scope & Content:: Treatise on the merit of istigfār for the imploration of Allah's pardon. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 4 pages 155x200mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some folios missing at the end
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/11
Title:: Takhmīs qaṣīdat fī madḥ: Eloge
Scope & Content:: Poem in the form of an invocation to implore the forgiveness and aid of Allah. Extent and format of original material: School note book paper 8 pages 205x145mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/12
Title:: Qiṭ‘at qaṣīdat fī madḥ: Eloge
Scope & Content:: Poems in which the author praises Allah and the Prophet Muhammad as well as his shaykh Ousmane. He also praises science and there are also invocations. Extent and format of original material: School notebook paper 2 pages 360x240mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 4 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/13
Title:: Taqrīẓ kitāb fī al-naḥw Philology
Scope & Content:: Preface to a Grammar. Author: Abūbakr Ibn al-Hādī Kwa Yaro. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 2 pages 290x210mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1997
Extent:: 4 digital images

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