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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00064

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536285

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Islamic Theology, Arabic Grammar

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1850

Script:

Arabic

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

Yes

Countermark?:

Yes

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

31 x 21.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

32.5 x 20 cm

Text block dimension:

24.5 x 12.5 cm

Number of pages:

198 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains two texts. The first text contains a compilation of hadith and Quranic verses. It starts with a discussion of the word bismillah. The second is about Arabic syntax (naḥw) and an explanation by “Alfīyah Ibn Mālik”.

Other notes:

Part of the text is ruined because of ink corrosion and can no longer be read.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

كتاب المبارك

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kitāb al-Mubārak

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Kitāb al-Mubārak

Item 1 - Author:

Sayyid Abī ‘Abdillāh Muḥammad

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic

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Item 2 - Title in Native script:

شرح ألفية

Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

Sharḥ alfīyah

Item 2 - Title in English script:

Sharḥ alfīyah

Item 2 - Author:

Khālid ibn Abdillāh al-Azhārī

Item 2 - Language:

Arabic