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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59
Title:: Collection of Arabic manuscrits from the family MAYANTAO
Scope & Content:: The collection contains the Qur'an, Jurisprudence, and Prayers upon the Prophet. Extent and format of original material: 6 paper manuscripts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Mid 20th century
Extent:: 3215 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/1
Title:: Dalā’il al-khayrāt wa shawāriq al-anwār fī dhikr al-ṣalāt ‘alā Nabiy al-Mukhtār: Prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:: Prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad chapters divided into seven chapters corresponding to the seven days of the week. Author: Muḥammad Ibn Sulaymān Ibn Dāwūd Ibn al-Bashar al-Jazūlī al-Simlānī al-Shādhilī. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 400 pages 210 X 150 mm. Physical ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 411 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/2
Title:: Sharḥ kitāb fī al-fiqh : Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Commentary on a book of jurisprudence concerning the death of a Muslim: during the illness, the moment of death, the ritual washing, the mortuary prayer and the burial. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 568 pages 215 X 160 mm. Physical characteristics of original: Lightl...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 574 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/3
Title:: Muwaṭṭa’ Mālik: Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions regarding the hours of prayer, ablutions, ritual bathing and cleanliness, fasting, alms giving, pilgrimage, menstruation, neighbourly relations, marriage, the repudiation of a wife, the consumption of certain types of food and drink. Author: Mālik b.’anas b. Mālik al-’aṣbaḥī al-ḥumay...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 442 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/4
Title:: Sharḥ ‘alā Risālat Ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawānī: Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions regarding the hours of prayer, ablutions, ritual bathing and cleanliness, fasting, alms giving, pilgrimage, menstruation, neighbourly relations, marriage etc. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 550 pages 215 X 155 mm. Physical characteristics of original: Lig...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 352 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/5
Title:: Kitāb fī al-fiqh : Jurisprudence
Scope & Content:: Instructions regarding the hours of prayer, ablutions, ritual bathing and cleanliness, fasting, alms giving, pilgrimage, invocation, halal foods and drinks, conjugl rights, fraternal rights, voyage etc. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 402 pages 200 X 150 mm. Physical c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 408 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/6
Title:: Juz’ min al-Maṣḥaf al-Sharīf: the Qur'an
Scope & Content:: From chapter 19 Maryam (Mary) to chapter 71 Nūḥ (Noah) of the Qur'an. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 430 pages 200 X 155mm. Physical characteristics of original: Lightly damaged by insects and humidity
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 432 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/59/7
Title:: Juz’ min al-Maṣḥaf al-Sharīf: the Qur'an
Scope & Content:: From chapter 28 Al-qaṣaṣ (The tale) au chapitre 30 Ar-rūm (the Romans)of the Qur'an. Extent and format of original material: unwatermarked paper 588 pages 190 X 140 mm. Physical characteristics of original: Lightly damaged by insects and humidity
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 596 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/60
Title:: Collection of Arabic manuscripts from the family KAYANTAO3
Scope & Content:: The collection contains the Qur'an, Jurisprudence, and Prayers upon the Prophet. Extent and format of original material: 68 paper manuscripts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 2146 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/60/1
Title:: al-kawākib al-duriyyat fī madḥ Khayr al-bariyyat: eulogy
Scope & Content:: Poem praising the exceptional qualities of the Prophet Muhammad. Author: Muḥammad Ibn Sa‘īd Ibn Ḥumād al-Būṣayrī al-Ṣanhājī M: 1294. Extent and format of original material: machine made unwatermarked paper, 82 pages 225 X 170 mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in good con...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 85 digital images

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