Based on digital scans, there are 14 pages of writing in this manuscript, and as noted in the catalog description above, there are at least two different hands. The first (p. 1) and last (p. 14) pages of the manuscript have scribbled notes in an unidentified hand. The place of the indefinite vowel /e pepet/ in Standard Malay is taken by /a/ in Brunei Malay.
7 onwards, the Pengiran Kesuma manuscript differs from all other known SRRB texts in an important, albeit brief, passage. Tanjung, and it was the great wealth of the island raja faction that ensured their continued importance in Brunei. However, lumping marginal notes together at the end of the text is also not ideal, as the information was then too far from the reference point in the text.
The majority of these prescriptions, 15 out of the 20, bear the self-descriptor azimat (amulet), often elaborated further, for example as azimat tangkal (preventive amulet), azimat petarik (amulet of attraction), azimat halimunan (amulet of invisibility) and azimat bulan dimakan Rahu (lunar eclipse amulet). 14 of the script can be corrected (in square brackets) then it can be recognized as the basic 3 x 3 magic square, with 35 added to each cell. Mansurnoor also notes that the work of the 13th century writer on the occult, al-Būnī, was apparently known in Brunei.
The Aftermath of the Brunei Civil War: New Light on the Island Rajas vs Brunei Rajas.
Historical texts Malay text
Amribadar33 ibn Raja Bandahara Bungsu ibn Seri Sultan Muhammad Ali, ialah dia berperang dengan almarhum di pulau itu. Ia adalah kelahiran Raja Bendahara Pengiran Kahar dan Bendahara Pengiran Damit dan Bendahara Abdul, yang akan menakluki kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Muhammad Ali. 3] Seri Sultan Muhammad Ali, anak kepada Seri Sultan Hasan, telah berpindah dari dunia yang sementara ini ke alam yang kekal, seperti yang dikatakan: 'Kami milik Allah dan kepada-Nya kami akan kembali', pada tahun penghijrahan Nabi, boleh selawat dan salam Allah ke atasnya, seribu tujuh puluh dua, dalam tahun Ha, pada hari keempat belas Jumadilakhir, dalam masa Brahma, pada malam Isnin.
The name of his son was Seri Sultan Kamaluddin, the sovereign called Marhum di Luba (the Late Ruler who died on Luba [island]). It was he who firmly applied the law of the messenger of God, may the peace and. Bendahara Saqkam then drew Belahit out on the trail of the treacherous brothers Pengiran Seri Laila and Pengiran Seri Ratna, killing them both.
Her descendants were Raja Bendahara Pengiran Kahar and Bendahara Pengiran Damit and Bendahara Abdul, it was he who conquered the throne of Paduka Seri Sultan Muhammad Ali. During that time, Brunei was plunged into civil war against Paduka Seri Sultan Muhyiuddin, the son of a brother of the late Sultan Muhammad Ali. This is the origin of the island of Rajas, who are the Rajas of the Bajau.
Her Bajau inheritance was very large, and her share of the land inheritance was equal to that of Marhum di Tanjung, for she was the elder sibling of Brunei, and she inherited a thousand men. As for the descendants of the late Muhammad Ali, his eldest child was named Pengiran Di Gadong Umar, who in turn had many children and grandchildren, [+8.2] and then there was Raja Bendahara and Pengiran Bungsu. It was he who begot Raja Bendahara Alam, the son of the ruler of Sambas who was the grandson of the Late Sulaiman, because.
9] dialah yang menjadi bendahara di Brunei dan Sambas dan kekandanya [+9.1] ialah Paduka Seri Sultan Kamaluddin. 9.2] Anak Marhum Tengah ini bergelar Sultan Anum, dan puteranya dari gundiknya bernama Pengiran Bendahara Raja Ludin dan Pengiran Raja Arya Abdul dan Pengiran Mangku Negara, puteranya di Matan oleh puteri Panembahana Matan pun digelar Panembahan dan menamakan dirinya Pengiran Bakas, dan cucunya kini memerintah di Matan. Baginda mempunyai dua orang putera bernama Pengiran Derma Putera dan Pengiran Sedewa Maharaja dan juga putera baginda ialah [+10.1] Raja Suluk bernama Pengiran Seri Maharaja Laila yang merupakan cucu kepada Batar Raja Suluk dan baginda adalah seorang lagi anak kepada seorang gundik.
Of the middle brothers of Marhum di Tanjung, the eldest was called Pengiran Di Gadong Burunai. 13] In the year of the migration of the Prophet, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him, one thousand two hundred and forty-six, in the year Ba, on the eighth day of the month Syaaban, on the eve of Tuesday, after the ' isya prayer, at the time of Brahma, at that time Hawangku, the son of Pengiran Muhammad Hasyim, was born to his mother Kahawang Bidah, and his name was Abdul Rajad.
Amulets and other paratexts [p.1] yā qudūs ini surat Pengiran
The amulet is supposed to prevent someone from running away; write it on black taro and then let the person eat it. And another way to prevent someone from fleeing: write it on black tin and place it in his boat, and God Almighty will certainly not allow him [to flee]. And another custom is to prevent a woman from marrying: write it on black tin and place it under her stairs, and thanks to this formula she will certainly never marry.
This is the talisman of Ali, the friend of God, write it on paper and then tie it on your arm. This is a prayer that should be said after washing the face: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Merciful, O Lord (x3), O Light of Muhammad, cast the prophetic brightness of the light of Muhammad on the face of your servant, like the light of the moon the fullness and splendor of the planet Venus, sweet as a sea of honey, blooming like a hibiscus, so all who look upon it will be filled with delight and bow down in love to me, through the blessing of the prayer: "No there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God". This is the tiger's claw, anyone who wears it will be feared by all, even the lowest animals will be afraid of it, men should put it on their headscarves and women should put it on their earring.
This is to keep devils away, if it is hung in the four corners of the house, then no spirits or devils will be able to enter our house, and all dangers are kept away from us by God Almighty; it should be fixed on the main post of the house to keep all dangers that may befall us far away from us. This is an amulet to reveal a woman's secrets, write it on a piece of paper and put it under her pillow and she will tell all her secrets. This is an amulet to relieve a baby who has died in its mother's womb, write it on white lead and tie it to her right thigh.
This is also to beautify your face to make someone fall in love with you. Read this: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Merciful, O our Lord, O Light of God 3, O Light of Muhammad 3, O Bright Light 3, O Bright Light of God, Brightness of Muhammad, Prophetic Brightness of the Messenger of God, with the help of the prayers of His Majesty Yusuf and with the magic of princess Zelejka, O Merciful, Merciful. This is an attractive amulet, it should be written on the egg of a black hen, write the name of the person and the name of their wife and bury it under their steps.
Inscribe it on paper and write the name of your enemy and then burn it and he will surely get sick or die. This is an amulet because when the moon is swallowed by Rahu (i.e. a lunar eclipse) whoever wears it will be favored above all princes and all chiefs will adore him. Whoever wears this moon face, if a woman wears it, she will certainly be loved by her husband [if] it is written at the time of the lunar eclipse.
If you want to use it for beautification, write it on a piece of paper, then dip it [in water] in a white bowl and then wash your face in it, then everyone will surely be surprised by your face. Signs of Many Hands: Notes in Malay Manuscript Tradition and a Sufi Compendium from West Sumatra.
