Manuscript > Binā’ al-sālikīn

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Title: Binā’ al-sālikīn
Full Title: Binā’ al-sālikīn
Author: anonymous
Place, Date of Birth: None, None
Place, Date of Dead: None, None
Place of Activity: None
Language: Malay
Script: Jawi
Subject Matter: Cosmology
Genre: Prose
Notes:

This text begins with the myth on the origins of universe. It is said that "... asal kejadiannya itu empat perkara, pertama bumi, kedua air, ketiga hawa, keempat api, maka bumi itu tempat nyata wujud Allah...." In the next section, many explanations are found as for the essence of God and His relations to the universe.