This manuscript has not been described in any catalogue. It is in the Javanese language. There is no title, but the first sentence states”This is a kitab which tells about the genealogy of Shattariyyah” (Utawi ikilah kitab ingdalem anyatakaken turunan-turunane dadalan Shattariyyah).
Dating and place: There is no date but it is believed to have been written by the villagers or a forebear of Ajengan Endang.
Scribe: -
Owner: Ajengan Endang Pamijahan, Tasikmalaya
Script: Pegon
Dimensions: 29 cm x 21 cm
Paper: locally made paper or dluwang
Pages: 28
Lines per page: 10—11
Colour: brown
Comments:
On the cover, which was probably added by the latest owner, there are some words written in Latin script which include “Lent to Memed: sugar, salt, tobacco, paper and ink. 1956”, (Memed hutang gula, uyah, bako, kertas, mangsi. 1956) indicating the latest year in which the cover might have been added.
The manuscript is evidently a copy but there is no mention of the date when the copy might have been made. The original would have been composed long before the copy was made. Ajengan Endang said that the original text was written in the 18th or 19th century by one of his ancestors (eyang). According to Ajengan Endang it would have been copied three generations before his own time. He further claims that this kitab was given to him by his father, Jabidi, whom he believes to have been the last Shattariyyah follower in Pamijahan to possess a traditonal letter of authorisation (ijazah).
On pages 7 and 8 of the manuscript, mystical diagrams illustrate the Shattariyyah doctrine of the Seven Levels of Being. The technical ‘area of dikir’ is also schematised on page 24. It shows how the dikir should be started and incorporated into the rhythm of breathing.