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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00057

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536278

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Islamic Theology

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

1970

Script:

Jawi; Arabic

Writing support:

Laid paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

16 x 9.8 cm

Text block dimension:

14 x 8 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is about the remembrance phrase lā ilāha illallāh. It tells of the condition of a person on the threshold of death (sakarat al-mawt) when all kinds of light will try to lead the person atray. akan datang bermacam-macam cahaya yang menyesatkan. However, anyone who continuously recites the dhikr lā ilāha illallāh will be pointed out the right way.

Other notes:

The paper has become detached from the binding.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Manfaat Kalimat lā ilāha illallāh]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Benefit of the Sentence lā ilāha illallāh]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Malay; Minangkabau; Arabic