The manuscripts in this collection were digitised as part of the EAP205 Endangered Manuscript Collections of Sufi Brotherhoods in Western Sumatra project. The original volumes are held by the Surau Gadang Ampalu in Kabupaten Padang Pariaman, Western Sumatra.
One manuscript is a classical Arabic work on logic; the other concerns the local interpretations of Islamic law. Both manuscripts are thought to date from the 18th century, although exact dates are unknown. At the time of cataloguing, the original material within the Surau was maintained by Sheikh Jamaluddin Ungku Khadi.
These items are only two of twenty manuscripts held at the Surau Gadang Ampalu. Information about the other manuscripts can be found in the EAP205 survey report. Over the past 50 years many Surau manuscripts have been misplaced, stolen, and damaged or destroyed, which accounts for the small size of the collection.
