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Salak (Batai), Residency of Pëkalot)an) are to be mentioned. In the middle and the second half of the nineteenth century he wrote a considerable number of didactic books on Muslim religion, most of them in the above mentioned Malay metre, and some in prose. He gave his books high-sounding Arabic names, imitations of titles of Arabic and Malay learned treatises. They were al ways written in Arabic script. His numerous pupils and admirers circulated his writings in many copies all over the country. They were never printed, as far as known. They contain lengthy lessons on Muslim religious lore in general. The style is commonplace. Beside Ahmad Ripaiji, other authors pro duced didactic religious treatises in the same period. Some of them were still influenced by Javanese mystic literature as discussed under previous heads (see 15.300). Others produced didactic-moralistic poems only slightly tinged with Javanese mysticism (see 17.400). Probably Ahmad Ripai)i was more orthodox and practical than most of his rivals, and therefore he had a greater num ber of followers. Though trying to the utmost he did not wholly succeed in steering clear of conflicts with the Dutch Government. He was suspected of subversive activities directed against the rule of unbelievers, and eventu ally he was sent in exile to the island of Ambon (see a note by R. A. Kern in TBG vol. 65, 1925, p. 362 and a list of Ahmad Riparp’s works in Jaarboek KBG vol. I, 1933, p. 239-243). Manuscripts containing relevant texts are

indicated in the General Index under the catchwords Ahmad, Ripanyi and didactic. 16.010 Didactic poems on Muslim theology and religious law by Ahmad Ripaiji of Kali Salak: cod. 1939 (Ri c ayat al-Himma), 6617 (Nazm Kaifiya), 6944 (Ri c ayat al-Himma), 7520 (Tanbih), 7521 (Husn al-Matalib), 7522 (Tahyïra), 7523 a-c (Abyan al-Ha- wa’ig), 7524 (Nazm Arfa c ), 8489 (Munaw- wir al-Himma), 8565 (Atlab), 8566 (Nazm TadhkTya, Ri c ayat al-Himma), 8567 (Tas- rihat al-Muhitag), 8568 (éarh al-ïman), 8569 (Tasfïya etc.), 8570 (Husn al- Matalib), 8571 (Tahsïna), 8590 (Husn al-Matalib), 11.001 (Bayan, Imdad), 11.002 (RBayat al-Himma), 11.003 (Ri c ayat al- Himma), 11.003 (RPayat al-Himma), 11.004 (Tahyïra, Tanbïh, Tarïka), KITLV Or 22 (letters). 16.020 Didactic treatise on Muslim theo logy: cod. 6548 (Agami Jawi). 16.030 Javanese notes on Muslim theology, religious law, partly in verse: cod. 5596, 6593, 6989, 7380, 7432, 7805 (Muhtasar, Sapirp in verse), 7899, 8488, 8547, 8548, 8549, 9007, 10.760, 10.872, 10.876, NBS 297. 16.040 Kadis Kudsi, religious treatise in verse: cod. 7396. 16.050 Kèntol Anom, Javanese version of Mntol Anom, Madurese didactic poem: cod. 2313.