Talismans to ward off mishap using Arabic letters and figures. A single piece of ruled paper folded in tow parts. In good condition. Some prayer texts on it introduced with Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Underneath we find a magic square.
Hikmat Membuat Ukupan Setanggi Makah Yang Masyrafah Terlalu Amat Harum Lagi Semerbuk Bahunya [18 Rajab 1314 Hijriyah]
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Two Malay perfume recipes: one for ukupan setanggi, and the other dupa. Single piece of paper with margins damaged, written in black ink, waterstained. In the top margin there is a note asking a certain Uwak to give the recipe for ukupan setanggi. The recipe is given together for one for dupa. ...
The rules to cleanse oneself after menstruation and sexual union. Scribe and date unknown. Fragment of manuscript, paper damaged by water, written in black and red ink, in red lined, double frame measuring 11,5 x 11,2 Cm and 11,3 x 11 Cm. Parts in Arabic written in frames with various format, suc...
Some expressions and utterances to be read as support for talismans and ilmu hikmat, called faidah, e.g. faidah asmak bagi menahan lidah orang berkata yang jahat; faidah jikalau kita berseteru akan penjahat, etc. Notes: Paper damaged at margins and waterstained, written in black ink. Interlineair...
Basic teachings on the prayer ritual, and which lines to express during prayer. Notes: Paper damaged by water, written in black and red in double black-lined frame measuring 15,1 x 11,6 Cm and 15,3 x 11,8 Cm. There are also some catchwords. Watermark: AUSTRIA , with additional illustration on rig...
Prayers for the deceased. Single piece of blue ruled paper with writing on one side only in black ink. In good condition. Watermark: …PERFINE (Top is cut, most probably: SUPERFINE).
Prayers for the deceased. Above the copy of the Arabic quotations is a note in jawi reading: Do’a iman ini ditaruh di dalam pelating? Dan dihantarkan dia antara dada mayat dan kafannya. There are traces of rules being made by a blunt object. Scribe and date unknown.
Salutation to the prophet. Paper damaged at the ‘spine’, written in pencil. Pages numbered between brackets in black ink. Text framed in black-lined frame measuring 19,3 x 13,5 cm. Watermark: Name of the company GUTHRIE & Co Ltd written in Latin, Arabic and Chinese scripts, image is cut.