Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Chapter 320: [ccxlix] Days Unlucky in any Month

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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[ccxlix] Days Unlucky in any Month

Ini nahas pada tiap-tiap bulan:—Pertama-tama kapada tiga hari bulan di-k’luarkan Allah taʿala Nabi Allah Adam ʿaleyhi al-salam deri dalam shurga; dan kapada lima hari bulan di-karamkan Allah taʿala kaum Nabi Allah Noh ʿaleyhi al-salam; dan kapada tiga-b’las hari bulan di-buangkan Allah taʿala akan Nabi Allah Yusuf di-buang uleh saudara-nya kadalam telaga; dan kapada salekor hari bulan di-karamkan Allah taʿala Perʿaun ka-dalam sungei Nil; dan kapada ampat lekor hari bulan di-telan uleh ikan Nabi Allah Yunas, ʿaleyhi al-salam didalam laut; dan kapada lima lekor hari bulan tatkala itu sumbing gigi Rasul Allah sall’ Allahu ʿaleyhi wa’l-salam.