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and teachers of mysticism, one of them the author him self. Cf. C. A. O. van Nieuwenhuijze, Samsu'1-Dïn van Pasai р. 397 n. 37, who by mistake has cut the title in two and speaks of two tracts. The Malay poem ascribed to "Tuan di Mekah" in the same work p. 385 is not by our author but probably by Hamza FanfGrT. Our tract is clearly of Indo nesian origin as all the MSS. come from Indonesia and the Arabic is unidiomatic. Another MS. India Office Loth 1046, VIII. Javanese translations occur in Or. 7512,7635 and other MSS. in SH's collection. A 19th c. copy on Dutch paper, obtained by SH in 1905 from Bodjonegoro (Java). *p. 243-248* Or. 7030(13) A copy from Tjikadoeeun (Bantën) with interl. Jav. *p:-45- 59* Or . 7417(6) A copy on Javanese paper with interl. translation in Java nese. *f. lv-llr* Or. 7166(1) European paper. Interl. Jav. *f. 32r-41v* Or. 5726(6) A copy from Garut (W. Java), 1893. *p. 18-21* Or. 7054(4) A MS. from Bencoolen, oriental paper (Van Nieuwenhuijze op. cit. MS. A) contains this text twice *f. 121r-126r and 126r-130v* Or.7022(10, 11) Copy of 7022(10) made for SH.*f. 62r-63v* Or. 7059(10) Fragment, the end only, on Javanese paper, with interl. Jav. *ff. 3* Or. 5738bis(e) Microfilm copy of MS. Calcutta, Cat. Hidayat Husain 1200(17) F. Or. A 52d(17) Idem of MS. KBG 108 Arab., Cat. v. d. Berg p. 97 (from Bone, Celebes) *pp. 6* F.Or.A 13b(23) Cf. WAHDAT al-WUGUD. BAYAN ‘AQÏDAT al-USUL, or MASA’ IL by Abü'1-Lait Muhammad b. Abl Nasar b. Ibrahim as-Sa- marqandl, who seems to be identical with Abü'1-Lait Nasr b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Ibrahim as-Samarkand! (4th с. H.),G.I, 196. This catechism, one of the most popular religious textbooks in Indonesia, is mentioned twice by Brockelmann under different titles (nr. 6 and 7).