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

Chapter 323: [cclii] Omens [p. 550.
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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.

[cclii] Omens [p. 550.

Depending on the day of the Week which begins the Year

Bab ini pada menyatakan ʿalamat kapala tahun. Bermula kapada bulan itu Muharram, jika Ahad sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat raja didalam negri itu akan ʿadil hukum-nya ada-nya. Dan jikalau hari Ithnin sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat banyak kasakitan orang didalam negri itu ada-nya. Dan jikalau hari Thalatha sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat melihat tumpah darah didalam negri itu ada-nya. Dan jikalau hari Arbaʿ sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat pandita akan datang ka negri itu ada-nya. Dan jikalau hari Khamis sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat dagang akan datang ka negri itu ada-nya. Dan lagi jikalau hari Jumʿat sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat banyak orang kaya-kaya akan sakit atau mati didalam negri itu ada-nya. Dan lagi jikalau hari Sabtu sa-hari bulan Muharram ʿalamat banyak menuntut harta didalam negri itu atau didalam dunia ini, dan aniaya-aniaya hukum-nya: wa’llahu aʿlam, tamat.