Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion

The Mohammedan conquerors of Mindanao and Sulu established a new form of government planned on lines similar to those of the Arabian caliphate, and adopted written codes of law...

Amatunding married Gayang, the sister of Qudrat, and begot Anta, Nagu, and Umbun and the daughters Pindaw, Dawa-dawa, Bayu, Sayib, and Umang. Umang was the grandmother of the su...

The history of Mindanao prior to the advent of Islam is traditional and mythological, and no effort has been made to put it on record. With Islam came knowledge, art, and civili...

In the name of God the Compassionate and Merciful. God is greatest. God is exalted. He is the Master of the World and the King of the Universe who rules with conquering power. I...

In the name of God the Compassionate and Merciful. The first datu of the town of Bwayan was Mamu. Mamu begot Budtul. Budtul begot Pulwa and Malang-sa-Ingud. Pulwa married Putri...

Diagrams Nos. 1 and 2 show plainly that the sultanate of Bwayan did not follow any direct line of succession, that the rajas of Bwayan did not always stay at Bwayan, and that Bw...

This book is the genealogy of the descendants of Hashim and Kureish, who came from Mecca to Mindanao, Bwayan, and the land of Ilanun. It was obtained from Pakih Mawlana Mohammed...

This manuscript is a copy of the original in the possession of Datu Mastura of Magindanao. The original copy is neat and very well written. It gives first the descent of Kabungs...

Ami and Palu were brothers from one father and one mother. Ami begot Mangqaw. Mangqaw begot Layna and Linawan, and the sons of Luntung and Makabuyu. Layna begot Rahaban, Kusin,...

Plate I. First page of an original manuscript copy of the Luwaran 64 II. Second page of an original manuscript copy of the Luwaran 64 III. Third page of an original manuscript c...

... Mahlayl begot Uknuk, who is Idris. Idris begot Mustawsilik, Lamik, the prophet of God Nuh, Samir, Arpaksal, Sakih, Amir, Palih, Ragu, Saruk, Pakur, Azara, the prophet of God...

Magindanao history and genealogies 11 Introduction 11 The transliteration 11 Geographical sketch of the chief Moro settlements mentioned in the Tarsila of Mindanao 13 The mythol...

Sir: I have the honor to transmit a series of papers on Moro history, law, and religion consisting of original studies and translations from Moro texts made by Dr. Najeeb M. Sal...

General introduction 63 The Luwaran, or the laws of Magindanao 64 Introduction 64 Translation of the Luwaran, the Magindanao code of laws 66 Arabic marginal quotations of the Lu...