Ghayat al-Muna [1320]

Ghayat al-Muna, poem about celestial princesses and Jinn. Written by Raja Haji Abdullah Abu Muhammad Adnan, 1320. Notes: Damaged at the sides but this has not affected the writing which is in pencil; vol. 3 of his poem translated and adapted from Arabic or Persian original in exercise book; this one also has many photographs taped in, sometimes distorted; many with captions telling that the people in the image represent particular characters mentioned in the poem, most pictures depict Western women. On title page has name of the owner: Raja Halimah Ahzan Pulau Penyengat Kampung Tengah. The manuscript is formatted as a printed book together with table of content on p. 71-76 listing all the subheadings of the different sections. On p. 80 we find another, short syair entitled ‘Atirun bin Jalibun Maharaja di negeri Qarun (pp. 80-107) with again at the end a table of content listing the subheadings. Many of the stanzas are written in the margin with arrows pointing at the place where they ought to be.