The 24-page manuscript has 8 rows per page with black ink probably is entitled Cerita Imam Mahdi (The Story of Imam Mahdi) since it tells about the future coming of Imam Mahdi. Imam Mahdi is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to rid the world of evil and injustice. Extent...
This manuscript of laid paper actually shows no specific title, but since it discusses many aspects of Islamic jurisprudence law, it is called Kitab Fiqh. It takes form as prose and has 6 rows per page with black ink. Extent: 1 laid paper manuscript. Size and dimensions of original material: H...
This manuscript with no title discusses about the balaghah of the work of Syeh Abdul Qahir bin Abdurrahman bin Muhammad Al-Jurjani (1009-1081) which is in Arabic script and language completed with translation in Javanese and Perso-Arabic script. There can be found also additional notes in Arabic...
This manuscript is entitled Kitab Durrat though consisting of 2 texts: Kitab Durrat and Kitab Syahadat. It is in line with what the colophon said, “Tamat kitab Durrat.” Kitab Durrat discusses about Al Hukm Al Aqli (the logical law) which becomes part of Al Aqidah in Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah madzha...
The manuscript which entitled Azharu-t-Tasdiq (The Flowers of Faith) has watermark. It has 14 rows per page with black and red ink. The author wrote that he came from Singapore as it is written when the text almost comes to its end: "Syair ta’lifan patik yang bodoh. Tinggal di Singapura di Kampu...
The manuscript is called Majmu’ since it consists of more than 1 text. There are some texts written in order. This kind of kitab is usually being the handbook of santri (someone who follows Islamic religious education in pesantren or Islamic boarding school) who is studying from a pesantren to o...
The manuscript is entitled Kitab Alfiyah Ibn Malik since it discusses about The Arabic Grammar according to Ibnu Malik (600-672 H). It has 6 rows per page with black ink. The cover is made of cardboard wrapped by black fabric. Extent: laid paper manuscript. Size and dimensions of original mate...
The manuscript entitled Carita Yusup (The Story of Joseph) actually consists of 3 texts. They are Carita Yusup itself, Nabi Aparas (The Shaving of the Prophet’s Hair), and Carita Muhammad (The Story of Muhammad). Carita Yusup is the most dominant among the other two in term of number of pages th...
The manuscript entitled Dewi Sujinah reveals tasawwuf (the Islamic mysticism) teachings which take form of dialogues between Pandita Mustakim and his wife Dewi Sujinah, as the main character of the story. The text is presented in the form of tembang, verse forms in Javanese Literature to which a...
The manuscript entitled Carita Yusup has 9 rows per page with black ink. As the title suggests, Carita Yusup tells about the story of Prophet Joseph from his 11 years old to his being king of Egypt. Extent: 1 laid paper manuscript. Size and dimensions of original material: Height: 21 cm., Widt...