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1. 'Proposed Transfers of Aden and Somali Coast to Imperial Government; and of Persian Legation to India'
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- Abstract: This secret and confidential memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office Press in June 1890, concerns the issue of the proposed transfer of Aden, the Somali Coast and everything connected with the Red Sea from the Government of India, and leaving British representation in Persia entirely in the hands of the Government of India. These issues are examined vis-à-vis Italian, French, German and Persian interests. The memorandum is divided into the following sections: 'Aden' (folios 5-6v), 'Somali Coast' (folios 6v-8v), 'Read Sea' (folio 8v), 'Summary' (folios 9-10) and 'Transfer of the Persian Legation to India' (folio 11).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 5, and terminates at folio 11, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 5-156; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
2. Exposition of Realities Explaining “Treasury of Intricacies”
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- Abstract: This six-volume work of al-shari’ah (Islamic law) is a commentary by ʻUthman ibn ʻAli al-Zaylaʻi (died 1342 or 1343) on a compendium of judgments by ʻAbd Allah ibn Ahmad Al-Nasafi (died 1310), a near contemporary of the author. Islamic legal texts are often accompanied by marginal commentaries and Tabayīn al-ḥaqāʼiq (Exposition of realities) is no exception. The main text by al-Zaylaʻi is accompanied in the margins by a commentary by Shihab al-Din Ahmad al-Shilbi (died 1611 or 1612). The manuscript thus contains al-Zaylaʻi’s commentary Tabayīn al-ḥaqāʼiq on al-Nasafi’s Kanz al-daqāʼiq (Treasury of intricacies), with an untitled marginal gloss by al-Shilbi on al-Zaylaʻi’s commentary. Tabayīn al-ḥaqāʼiq is a comprehensive exposition of Hanafite legal regulations, including those relating to prayer and ritual, business transactions, marriage and divorce, fostering of children, legal procedure, and many other topics. Al-Nasafi is held in esteem by followers of Hanafite jurisprudence; al-Zaylaʻi’s commentary is also highly regarded. Little is known of al-Zaylaʻi’s life other than that he probably came from the port city of al-Zaylaʻ (also called Zeila or Saylac, in present-day Somalia) and taught in Cairo. Even less is recorded in the biographical literature about al-Shilbi. As with the other schools of Sunni law, the Hanafite tradition began well after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. Abu Hanifah (died 767 or 768) made his reputation as a teacher in Baghdad and Kufa in Abbasid Iraq. His teachings were memorized, copied, and transmitted by his students and their successors, whose works are considered authoritative. Hanafi jurisprudence is the predominant tradition in Central and South Asia, Turkey, and many other regions. The present work was published in Cairo at Bulaq Press, the government printing house, at the expense of the book merchant ʻUmar al-Khashshab, who “underwrote the printing inasmuch as students called for it, experts needed its support, and the public desired its benefits.”Physical description: 6 volumes ; 25 centimeters
3. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item contains manuscript copies of secret letters, despatches, memoranda, intelligence reports relating to the development of an Agency in Somalia.Topics covered:A despatch from the Acting Political Resident at Aden including a report by Lieutenant Burton, 18th Regiment Bombay [Mumbai], Commander in Charge of the Somalia Expedition. This report includes a recommendation to establish an Agency at Berbera together with a plan of Berbera (ff 385v-386r) and a drawing of the proposed Berbera Agency building (f 387r).A request by Lieutenant Burton to be granted a second year for exploration of this part of AfricaA proforma table (f 398v) for the 'Indent on the Ordnance Department for the Undermentioned Article required for the use of the Political Department Emergent, Aden 26 February 1855'Statement by Colonel Clark in explanation and reply to the accusations brought against him by Colonel Outram, concerning initiating overtures to a hostile chief (the Foudhli).Correspondents include: the Political Resident at Aden; Lieutenant Burton, Commander of the Somalia Expedition; H C Montgomery, Chief Secretary to the Government of Fort Saint George, Madras [Chennai]; H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay; and Sultan Ahmad bin ‘Abdullāh al Foozlie [Aḥmad bin Abdullāh al-Faḍlī].Physical description: 1 item (79 folios)