September 15, 2026 Dataset Open Access

Anne Bang; Scott Reese

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{"DOI":"10.25592/uhhfdm.21544","abstract":"<p><strong>MPRINT-ZIAR-UNGUJA UKUU KAEPWANI-003</strong></p><div><strong>General Ref/Shelf Mark</strong>: MPRINT-ZIAR-UNGUJA UKUU KAEPWANI-003<br><strong>Collection of original material</strong>: Unguja Ukuu Kaepwani<br><strong>First sentence in original script</strong>: \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u064a\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0644\u0645 \u0646\u0641\u0639 \u062b\u0645 \u0648\u0642\u0639\u062a \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0631. \u0648 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0639\u062c\u0632\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629<br><strong>First sentence in transliteration</strong>: Bi al-magh\u012bb\u0101t allat\u012b lam tafa\u02bf thumma waqa\u02bfat kam\u0101 \u02beakhbar. Wa min mu\u02bfjiz\u0101tihi \u02bfalayhi al-\u1e63al\u0101t<br><strong>Description of Content</strong>: Fiqh,\u02bfIb\u0101dat<br><strong>Modality of text</strong>: Typography<br><strong>Physical Description of item</strong>: Bound Good condition. Missing first 8 pages.<br><strong>Physical characteristics (folios)</strong>: 56<br><strong>State of completion</strong>: Incomplete<br><strong>Primary Language of object</strong>: Arabic<br><strong>Script of object</strong>: Arabic<br><strong>Keywords</strong>: Fiqh,Ib\u0101dat<br><strong>Location of original material</strong>: Unguja Ukuu Kaepwani<br></div><p></p><p><strong>Collection description</strong></p>\n\n<p>The Hasan bin Ameir Collection (HAC) was created by digitizing materials from the library of books belonging to \u1e24asan bin \u02bfAm\u012br al-Shir\u0101z\u012b (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 Q\u0101diriyya 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 \u1e24asan 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.</p> \n<p>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.</p> \n<p><strong>TIFF files</strong></p>\n<p>High-quality TIFF images are available for researchers upon request. Please send an e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:manuscript-cultures@uni-hamburg.de\">manuscript-cultures@uni-hamburg.de</a>, include your name, institution and specify which MPRINT images you need and indicate their intended purpose. Your request will be reviewed as quickly as possible.</p>","author":[{"family":"Anne Bang"},{"family":"Scott Reese"}],"id":"21544","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]]},"note":"MprinT is funded by the Research Council of Norway and supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy - EXC 2176 'Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures', project no. 390893796. The research was partially conducted within the scope of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at University of Hamburg. Most of the digitization occurred between October 2021 and May 2025. MPRINT-EAP466 and MPRINT-EAP1114 were imaged in Lamu from 2011 to 2012 and Zanzibar from 2018 to 2019 respectively under the auspices of the Endangered Archives Programme of the British Library supported by the Arcadia Fund.","title":"MPRINT-ZIAR-UNGUJA UKUU KAEPWANI-003","type":"dataset"}