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Title: Āhkāmé Roj[z]ā

Date: 1336 (1929 AD)

Measurement: 21.8cm x 13.2cm;

Main Text: Pp.1- 20

Author: Maulabī Faiyāj Āli Sāheb

Publisher: Maulabī Faiyāj Āli Sāheb

Printer: Srī Mahahmad Ābdul Gani Srīhatta Islāmiā Press

Āhkāmé Roj[z]ā means religious instructions on the ritual of Roza. The text refers to page 173 of Persian text Miśkāt Śariph which recounts the good that one derives from performing Roza i.e. a month -long fast from the day the moon is sighted in the eight month (Śābān) of Hijri calendar.

The format of the text is significant. Unlike the usual texts in Sylhét Nāgri script, this text begins with 3 lines written in Arabic script. Moreover, usually the texts in the Sylhét Nāgri script are written fully in verse. But a portion of this text is in prose (written in question answer form). The first 2 pages teach the Sylhét Nāgri script itself. This shows that the script was used to popularise the tradition of Śariat with its ritualistic practices. The Islamic identity has been emphasised by mentioning in the title page the date in the Islamic calendar of Hijri along with the date of the Bengali calendar.