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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/38/2
Title:: Majmū‘at min al-fawā’id wa al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Compilation of one page manuscripts giving instructions on how to become rich, be protected against bad luck, be sexually potent, be loved, have commercial success, find a wife amongst other matters. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 162 pages 165x110mm. Physical characteri...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 164 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/38/3
Title:: Fawā’id wa asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to cancel the effect of poison; to treat certain illnesses such as head ache and cough. How to treat certain insect bites: the bites of scorpion and snake by the use of certain plants and animal organs. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 46 pages 165x107m...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 48 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/38/4
Title:: Fawā’id siriyyat li-qaḍā’ al-ḥawā’ij: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to be loved and on how to have great pleasure in sexual relations. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscripts 12 pages 165x110mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 14 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/38/5
Title:: Kitāb fī al-du‘ā’: Invocation
Scope & Content:: In this manuscript the Prophet Muhammad exposes the merits of nightly prayers and gives some examples of invocations. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscripts 52 pages 165x105mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 54 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/38/6
Title:: Majmū‘at min al-fawā’id wa al-asrār: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: Compilation of manuscrits giving instruction on how to become rich, have protection against bad luck, be loved,be sexually potent, treat certain illnesses such as head ache, liver disease, ear ache, by the use of certain plants and animal organs. Instructions are also given regarding the healing ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 160 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/39
Title:: Collection of Arabic manuscripts from the family of Ladji SAMPANA 1
Scope & Content:: A collection containing Jurisprudence, Literature and Esoteric material. Extent and format of original material: 8 paper manuscripts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 248 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/39/1
Title:: Qiṭ‘at kitāb irshād sālik ilā ashraf al-masālik: Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions on ablutions, cleanliness, ritual bathing,Tayammam (act replacing ablutions in case of Forces Majeures such as: lack of water, illness etc. The manuscript also give rules regarding menstruation, prayer and other matters. Author: ‘Abd al-Raḥmān b. Muḥammad b. ‘Askar al-Baghdādī (Abū Z...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 84 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/39/2
Title:: Kitāb tuḥfat al-ḥukām fī nukat al-‘uqūd wa al-aḥkām: Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions on testaments, oaths, guarantees, marriage and related issues. Author: Muḥammad b. Muḥammad Abūbakr al-Qīsī al-Mālikī al-Gharnāṭī (b. ‘Āṣim) M: 1426. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 38 pages 210x155mm. Physical characteristics of original: some folios missing...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 40 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/39/3
Title:: Lāmiyat al-Zaqāq: Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Treatise on debt, Islamic judgment and giving witness. Author: ‘Ali b. Qāsim b. Muḥammad al-Tujaybī al-Fāsī al-Maghribī (b. Zaqāq) M: 1506. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 28 pages 230x175mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some insect damage
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 30 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/39/4
Title:: Kitāb fī al-burūj: Astrology
Scope & Content:: Treatise of Astrology concerning the position of the sun during the days and months to predict the future. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 24 pages 195x145mm. Physical characteristics of original: Some insect and water damage
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 26 digital images

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