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

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  • 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…

  • Tarjamat Ratib al-Hadad

    File Ref: EAP609/5/11
    Printed book of various surahs from the Qur'an and the translation of Ratib al-Hadad into Arabu-Tamil. Note in English. Published 1913 in…

  • Qasidat al-Burdah

    File Ref: EAP609/5/12
    An anthology of Arabic poems "about the Prophet and the faith of Islam," including the famous poem by al-Busari, "well known as The…

  • Muhiudin Maulud

    File Ref: EAP609/5/14
    A Maulud in honor of Sheikh Muhiudin, the title commonly used in South India and elsewhere for Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jailani. Some Arabic verses with…

  • Surat al-Yasin

    File Ref: EAP609/5/15
    The surat al-Yasin handwritten in Arabic by B.O. Saldin. Note by M.M. Saldin stating that the whole kitab was written by his late father found on…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Arabu-Tamil Compendium

    File Ref: EAP609/10/1
    A Compendium of texts written in Arabu-Tamil, including explications of many Quranic suras and stories of the prophets, with notes based on khotbas…

  • 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.…

  • Ninety Nine Names of Allah

    File Ref: EAP609/13/1
    Two hand written pages listing God's names in Arabic with Tamil translation.Physical characteristics of original material: Clear writing.…

  • Christianity and Islam Notes

    File Ref: EAP609/13/2
    A diary for the year 1998. Notes regarding various episodes from the Old and New Testament (for example: the birth of Christ) written in it,…

  • 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…

  • Diagram Fragment

    File Ref: EAP609/15/2
    Small diagram fragment containing letters and numbers.Physical characteristics of original material: A small piece of paper, in 3 pieces, separated…

  • A Grammar of the Malayan Language

    File Ref: EAP609/16/1
    A copy of the well known Malay Grammar by William Marsden, published in London in 1812. Some text in Gundal.Physical characteristics of original…

  • Arabic Praises for the Prophet

    File Ref: EAP609/16/2
    A beautifully illuminated manuscript in Arabic, including a maulud text. Final pages have some interlinear Malay translation. Some text in Gundal.…