Description: Fath al-Mubin. Sharh anfas Aydarus. Sufism. Extent of original: Manuscript 455 pages, 25.8 x 17.8 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton with cloth spine. Spine is broken and papers collected in quires. Red and black ink, partly faded. Paper mostly undamaged by insects but partl...
Description: Unknown devotional poetry/ prayer. Extent of original: Manuscript, 309 pages, 24.6 x 18.1 cm. Condition of original: Collected in blue carton cover, no binding. Black and red ink. Date of original: 1340H = 1921-22 CE
Description: Nasab (family tree) of the al-Shāṭiri family, from Hadramawt to East Africa and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. Extent of original: Manuscript, 31 Pages, 24.2 x 18.2 cm. Condition of original: Bound in red carton with blue reinforcement at spine and corners. Cloth spine. Binding partl...
Description: This is a 732-folio gloss of the commentary by Ibn ʿAqīl, by the Egyptian scholar Muḥammad al-Khiḍr al-Dimyāṭī (1798-1870), completed in 1250/1834. The copy in the Riyadha library is thus one of the earliest printed versions of this book coming from Egypt, and hence one of the earlie...
Description: Idah al-Asrar. Tasawwuf Extent of original: Manuscript, 223 Pages, 20.2 x 16cm. Condition of original: Bound in leather, lined with paper. Spine and binding is intact. Black and red ink with red linings of margin. No insect damage but paper partly damaged by humidity. Date of origin...
Description: Two books bound in one volume: 1. al-Fawaid al-Sanniyya 2. Unidentified. Extent of original: Manuscript 244 pages 19.8 x 15.8 cm. Condition of original: Bound in red leather with flap, lined with paper. Spine is intact. Black and red ink, fading, some discoloring. Little damage by ...
Description: Collected of books and notes on Fiqh (jurisprudence), praise of the Prophet Muhammad, genealogy. Extent of original: Manuscript 356 pages 17 x 23 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton and stitched spine collected in quire and cloth on back. Date of original: Approx. 1256 - 1266...
Description: Al-Muqaddima al-Hadramiyya. A widely used work of fiqh (jurisprudence) Extent of original: Manuscript 117 pages, 24.2 x 16.5 cm. Condition of original: Bound in leather, spine broken, collected in quires. Very badly damaged by insects and humidity. Black and red ink, with red marking...
Description: Qur'an. From Surat al-Baqara. Extent of original: Manuscript 363 pages, 24 x 16 cm. Condition of original: Collected in quires, loose. Cover in leather lined with paper. Black and red ink. Handwriting seems influenced by maghribi style. In poor condition. Date of original: Unknown
Description: Sarf/morphology in poetic form. Two texts. Extent of original: Manuscript 17 pages, 25 x 18 cm. Condition of original: Sheets collected in paper. Black ink Date of original: Unknown