The manuscript deals with the Islamic rules on singing and playing musical instruments and explains which are allowed and which not based on the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad.
Other notes:
The text is hard to read because the ink is fading.
The cover mentions the title and the name of the scribe. It also states the name of the production firm of the paper: “N.V. Internationale Crediet-en Handels-Vereeninging. Rotterdam.
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Tabyîn al-Munkar wa al-Ma’rûf fî al-Ghinâ wa al-Duff, wa al-Hâlah al-Mahmûdah al-Masyrû’ah wa al-Hâlah al-Qabîhah al-Madzmûmah, wa al-Âlât al-Malâhî al-Muharramah]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Tabyîn al-Munkar wa al-Ma’rûf fî al-Ghinâ wa al-Duff, wa al-Hâlah al-Mahmûdah al-Masyrû’ah wa al-Hâlah al-Qabîhah al-Madzmûmah, wa al-Âlât al-Malâhî al-Muharramah]
Item 1 - Author:
Abdullah Khudri b. Haji Muhammad al-Syafi’i Sukabumi