Item Summary

Text appears to cite Qurʼanic verses in order to clarify aspects of faith.

Descriptive Information

Title
كتاب الدعوى والبينات.
Transliterated Title
Kitāb al-Daʻwá wa-al-bayyināt.
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 478L
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcn009wf87d
Language
Malay
Date Created
1800-1899
Format
Manuscript
Extent
58 leaves : paper ; 215 x 177 (165 x 100) mm.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett (Princeton Class of 1897), 1942.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title from accompanying material.
Text begins on fol. 2b. Following fol. 20 is a slip of paper with bibliographic information about the text in Arabic.
Layout: 19 lines per page.
Description: Written in black on unglazed, laid European paper. Arabic phrases and Malay keywords in red ink. Occasional vocalization. First two leaves and last leaf detached. Watermarks (large medallion surrounded by a double border. The center shows a lion regnant, a sword in one forepaw. Between the lines is a three-word motto).
Incipit: الحمد لله رب العالمين ... ارتيث سكل فوج فجين بك الله وما خلقت الجن والانس الا ليعبد
Binding Note
Unbound.

Discovery Information

Subject
Islam
Manuscripts, Malay—New Jersey—Princeton
Watermarks

Physical Characteristics

File Count
126

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/91b32821-2f08-43b2-a82d-ce3353623f5a/manifest