Archival records from Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka (EAP609)

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  • Kitab al-Awrad

    File Ref: EAP609/4/1
    Prayers to ward off various illnesses and other calamities. On title page there is a note in English: "This Kitab Awrad was written by Baba…

  • Kitab al-Awrad

    File Ref: EAP609/5/2
    Handwritten booklet of various prayers and recitations, most in Arabic followed by an English translation.Physical characteristics of original…

  • Kitab Ratib

    File Ref: EAP609/5/3
    Handwritten notebook with various prayers, recitations, list of God's names in Arabic and mostly translated into English, some line by line.…

  • Maulud al-Nabi Sharaf al-Anam

    File Ref: EAP609/5/4
    A well known maulud, recited on the anniversary of the Prophet's birth. Includes interlinear translation from Arabic into Malay. Very…

  • Subhan Mauludum Afurudum

    File Ref: EAP609/5/5
    Hand written manuscript, belonged to Baba Ounus Saldin. English note on title page attributes content to Imam Ghazzali. First text is a maulud.…

  • Syair Faid al-Abad

    File Ref: EAP609/5/6
    A poem by Baba Ounus Saldin printed in Colombo in 1903. Includes sections on the military history of the Malays in Ceylon, mystical teachings, and…

  • Sa'ir Siti Zawiyah atau Isteri yang Setia

    File Ref: EAP609/5/7
    A poem of advice for women and men. Written by Toean Raja Moeara Siregar. Title page declared that the text may not be used for wayang without…

  • Kitab Sembahyang serta Ma'ana

    File Ref: EAP609/5/9
    Manuscript written by Baba Ounus Saldn in Kampung Pangeran, Colombo in Rabi'a al Awal 1316 (1899). Meditations on prayer and its meanings,…

  • Doa 'Ashura

    File Ref: EAP609/5/10
    Handwritten note pad found inside Kitab Sembahyang serta Ma'ana. Include Doa 'Ashura and Talqin. Arabic with Malay interlinear…

  • M.M Saldin Notes

    File Ref: EAP609/5/16
    Handwritten notes by M.M Saldin. Several prayers, including Doa Selamat and Nisf Sha'aban. Found inside Kitab Sembahyang serta Ma'ana.…

  • Dendang Sayang Pantun Selong

    File Ref: EAP609/7/1
    Printed booklet with poems in Sri Lankan Malay, cover missing and possibly several pages. Same as printed edition by A.H Greasy at no. 87 Albion…

  • Pantun Lagu Sayang

    File Ref: EAP609/7/2
    Two pages of poems (pantuns) in Sri Lankan Malay, composed by the late Mr. Haniz.Physical characteristics of original material: Two A4 papers. The…

  • Khotba Book

    File Ref: EAP609/9/1
    A manuscript containing sermons presented at the Wekande Mosque in Slave Island, Colombo, by Muhammad Tajudin Tamim Ameer (1904-1972), grandfather…

  • Arabic Recitations Notebook

    File Ref: EAP609/12/1
    Recitations in Arabic and Malay. Some Gundal script. Possibly created in the 1930s.Physical characteristics of original material: Pages are brown.…

  • Sinthaby Badulla Diary

    File Ref: EAP609/15/1
    The notebook gives details of home remedies, grocery lists, land purchase details, marriages and deaths. Some text in Gundal script.Physical…