Ākphé Islāmiā Pūthi

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Title: Ākphé Islāmiā Pūthi.

Date: 1331 B.E.

Measurement: 21.6cm x 13.7cm.

Main Text: First Part: Pp.1-32, Second part pp. 1-11.

Author: Unknown.

Publisher: Srīyukta Maulabī Mahahmad Khursid.

Printer: Srī Mahahmad Ābdul Gani Srīhatta Bandar Bājār Islāmiā Press.

The text consists of two parts. Pages 1 to 32 and 1 to 11. The first part of the text is partly religio–ethical and partly informative. It provides information concerning the donation of property for religious / pious/ charitable purposes. It recounts the legal steps to be taken and explains in simple terms the ways in which deeds or documents of such donations in land should be drafted. Essentially, it advises on the do’s and don’ts regarding the documentation of such transfer of property.

The second part marked in the text as pages 1 to 11 contains a list of names of persons who donated their land to the Masjid at Dhalai which was established on 1314 B.E. (1907-1908). The land was donated in 1322 B.E. (1915-1916). This part of the text provides legal details of the land donated as well as its valuation.