Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman Collection of Sufic Texts
Scope & Content:
The manuscripts in this collection were digitised as part of the EAP205 Endangered Manuscript Collections of Sufi Brotherhoods in Western Sumatra project. The original manuscripts are held at the Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman in Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota, Western Sumatra. One manuscript is a compendi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
2 electronic folders comprised of 469 TIFF images, 10.53 gigabytes in total
"A compendium of texts: Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabau, Hisab, Tarekat Naqshabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain [c 19th century]"Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabau, Hisab, Tarekat Naqshabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain [c 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of a compendium of texts, mostly on Islamic matters: Fiqh, Adat-Istiadat Minangkabu, Hisab, Tarekat Nashabandiyah, Sejarah Nabi, dan lain-lain. Concerns Islamic laws and ritual obligations, Minangkabau customs, Sufism, histories of the prophets, Admonitions for women. There is a d...
Digital images of Min Makkah Ila Mesir, a manuscript narrating the pilgrimage from Mecca to Egypt via Syria and Turkey, to visit the graves of Muslim saints.The journey began Isnin 15 Jumadilakhir 1300 (23 April 1883 AD). The colophon reads "Jumadil Akhir 15 hari Isnin 1300 Hijriah sampai Juma...
The Manuscripts of the Riyadha Mosque of Lamu, Kenya [19th-20th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The collection contains Islamic teaching material that has been in use in the Riyadha mosque since its foundation in the late 19th century. It covers all Islamic disciplines, such as fiqh, tawhid, nahw, mantiq and Sufism. The Sufi content reflects its close connection with the Alawi tradition of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Swahili
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1 series containing 144 files and 20896 photographic images
Description: Commentary by Muhammad b. Qasim al-Ghazzi (d. 928 AH) on a Shafi'i fiqh manual by Shihab al-Din al-Tayyib al-Asfahani, known as Abu Shuja. Extent of original: Manuscript 215 pages, 22 x 16 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton, lined with paper. Red cloth at back. Black and red ...
Description: Fiqh. Fath al-qarib al-Mujib also known as al-Qawl al-Mukhtar Extent of original: Manuscript, 225 pages, 23 x 18 cm. Condition of original: Unbound, collected in quires, without a cover. Red and black ink. Little damage by insects. Date of original: 1277H = 1860 - 61 CE
Description: Astronomy. Calculation of prayer times etc specific for the East African coast all the way to Mozambique. Also including Iran etc. Extent of original: Manuscript, 68 pages, 25 x 18 cm. Condition of original: Manuscript, bound in black carton, cloth spine, cover partly damaged by inse...