Hāji Ābdul Āj[z]ij[z] Collection of Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script

This Collection comprises digital copies of six texts, copied as part of the EAP071 Archiving Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script project. The texts have been copied from printed and hand written volumes, written in Bengali in the Sylhét Nāgri script. The texts contain a life of the Prophet, two love stories, a compilation of songs on Sufi themes and an account of the happenings of the Day of Judgement.

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  • Yusuf J[z]ulékha Mohabbatnāmā

    File Ref: EAP071/10/1
    The text is a romantic narrative poem depicting the adventurous love story of Hazrat Yusuf and J[z]ulékha, a woman of peerless beauty. The core story is described in the Qur'an as 'Āhsānūl Kachach'. The version here is an adaptation of the work Mohabbatnām ...

  • Śitalāng Śaher Gān [1961]Śitalāng Śaher Gān [1961]

    File Ref: EAP071/10/2
    The songs in this volume deal with Sufi philosophy and show the development of Sufism in the region of Āssām. The author Śitalāng Śāh's original name was Muhammād Salimullāh. He assumed the name of Śitalāng Śāh when he renounced the world and became a Phak ...

  • Śitalāng Śahér GānŚitalāng Śahér Gān

    File Ref: EAP071/10/3
    The songs in this volume deal with Sufi philosophy and show the development of Sufism in the region of Āssām. The author Śitalāng Śāh's original name was Muhammād Salimullāh. He assumed the name of Śitalāng Śāh when he renounced the world and became a Phak ...

  • HālatunnabiHālatunnabi

    File Ref: EAP071/10/4
    Hālatunnabi is a popular text in the Muslim community of the region of Āssām. According to the poet, the text in manuscript form was completed in 1262 Bengali Era (1853 CE). It narrates, in 'Payār' and Tripodi' verse, the story of Creation and writes in de ...

  • Bayān QayāmatnāmāBayān Qayāmatnāmā

    File Ref: EAP071/10/5
    The text is essentailly a religious one dealing with the Day of Judgment or Qayāmat. It gives a detailed description of the angels and puts stress on the idea that human beings will be judged for their deeds in this world on the Day of Judgment. The philos ...

  • Bārām JahurāBārām Jahurā

    File Ref: EAP071/10/6
    The text narrates a love story concerning a Prince called Bārām and Jahurā, the daughter of the King's minister. The contemporary society did not approve of this relationship and both had to face immense hurdles. Finally, however, the two cross the hurdles ...