Annabel Teh Gallop, Annabel Teh
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The Appreciation and Study of Qur’an Manuscripts from Southeast Asia: Past, Present, and Future Gallop, Annabel Teh
Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage Vol 4, No 2 (2015)
Publisher : Center for Research and Development of Religious Literature and Heritage

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The focus of this paper is not on theological aspects of the Qur’an, or on the study of the Qur’anic sciences in Southeast Asia over the past centuries, but rather to attempt to trace the path of the appreciation of old copies of the Qur’an in Southeast Asia as part of the historical record of the Islamic heritage of the region.  In this light, Qur’an manuscripts are viewed as objects of material culture which can cast light on the societies which produced them, and as works of art which testify to the heights of artistic creativity in the region, for illuminated Qur’an manuscripts represent the pinnacle of achievements in the arts of the book in Southeast Asia. This historical record can be measured through a survey of how, where, when and by whom Qur’an manuscripts in Southeast Asia were collected, documented, studied and published, both in Southeast Asia itself and in the west.
The Art of the Qur’an in Java Gallop, Annabel Teh
SUHUF Vol 5 No 2 (2012)
Publisher : Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Qur'an

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A study of Qur’an manuscripts from Southeast Asia   has revealed a number of distinctive artistic schools.  The common denominator of each school is a strong sense of regional identity, with particular styles of manuscript illumination associated with Aceh, the states of Terengganu, Kelantan and Patani on the East Coast of the Malay peninsula, and the south Sulawesi diaspora communities. Large numbers of illuminated Qur’an manuscripts are also known from Java, but here we find a wide variety of decorative styles, meaning it is not possible to talk of a single ‘Javanese’ school of Qur’anic illumination.  This article lists a few distinctive features associated with Javanese illuminated Qur'an manuscripts, as a contribution towards a better understanding of the art of the Qur'an in Java.
Trusting in God: Religious Inscriptions on Malay Seals Gallop, Annabel Teh
Studia Islamika Vol 28, No 1 (2021): Studia Islamika
Publisher : Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

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Malay seals – which can be defined as seals from Southeast Asia with inscriptions in Arabic script – date from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and originate from all parts of Nusantara. The inscriptions on Malay seals serve to identify the seal owner through his (or her) name or title, often accompanied by a pedigree, date, and place name. About one-third of all Malay seals also include a religious legend, usually in the form of a pious expression, a supplication to God addressed by His Beautiful Names (al-asmā’ al-ḥusná), or a quotation from the Qur’an. This article demonstrates a striking degree of uniformity in the religious expressions found in Malay seals from all over the archipelago. Over half of these can be characterized as variations on a theme of al-wāthiq billāh, ‘he who trusts in God’, but at the same time, there are also distinctive regional associations in different states in the archipelago with certain preferred phrases.