September 15, 2026 Dataset Open Access

Anne Bang; Scott Reese

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  <dc:creator>Anne Bang</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Scott Reese</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2026-09-15</dc:date>
  <dc:description>MPRINT-ZIAR-STONETOWN-010General Ref/Shelf Mark: MPRINT-ZIAR-STONETOWN-010Title in original script: كشف المعاني و البيان عن رسائل بديع الزمان Title in transliteration: Kashfu al-maʿānī wa al-bayān ʿan rasāʾil badīʿa al-zamānAuthor-Original Script: إبراهيم افندي الاحدب الطرابلسيAuthor-Latin Script: ʾIbrāhīm ʾAfandī al-ʾAḥdab al-ṬrablusīCollection of original material: StonetownOwner/Custodian: Mustafa al-IqbālHistorical Owner: منصب ابن علي Description of Content: Tarjama Modality of text: TypographyYear of copy CE: 1890Year of copy AH: 1307Physical Description of item: Bound in carton. Some pages badly damaged by insectsPhysical characteristics height (cm): 24Physical characteristics width (cm): 16Physical characteristics (folios): 545State of completion: CompletePrimary Language of object: ArabicScript of object: ArabicKeywords: Biography Location of original material: Stonetown,ZanzibarPublisher: Maṭbaʿa al-Kāthūlikiyya li ʾAbāʾi al-YasawiʿiyyīnPublisher Original Script: مطبعة الكاثوليكية للآباء اليسوعيين Publisher country/city location: Beirut, LebanonComments: There is a note says: Mulk al-Ḥaqīr Manṣab ʾibn ʿAlī Collection description

The Hasan bin Ameir Collection (HAC) was created by digitizing materials from the library of books belonging to Ḥasan bin ʿAmīr al-Shirāzī (d.1979). Located in the Madrasat Hassania Mtegani Makunduchi in Makunduchi, Zanzibar, the library was established by his students after his death. Hasan bin Ameir was one of the most prominent scholars, teachers, and Muslim writers of his era as well as a Qādiriyya shaykh and activist. These traits are reflected in the variety of books in his library. The collection includes 192 Arabic-Islamic books from various printing houses around the world. Almost all contain ownership notes written in Ḥasan bin Ameir's own hand on the inside cover, explaining how and when he acquired each. In terms of genre, most of the books focus on fiqh. 
Several other series of images were created by ZIAR. These include MPRINT-ZIAR-FIC, MPRINT-ZIAR-Kajwenga; MPRINT-ZIAR-Kibuteni; MPRINT-ZIAR-Ndijani; MPRINT-ZIAR-Pemba; MPRINT-ZIAR-Stonetown; and MPRINT-ZIAR-UNGUJA UKUU KAEPWANI. These constitute other small collections belonging to various families and caretakers but grouped by geographic location. 
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  <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
  <dc:rights>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode</dc:rights>
  <dc:subject>Lamu</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Islamic</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>MprinT</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Written artefacts</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>CSMC</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>UWA</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>East Africa</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Arabic</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>MPRINT-ZIAR</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Zanzibar</dc:subject>
  <dc:title>MPRINT-ZIAR-STONETOWN-010</dc:title>
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