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                       Department of the Interior

                    Ethnological Survey Publications

                           Volume IV, Part I

               STUDIES IN MORO HISTORY, LAW, AND RELIGION


                                   By

                           NAJEEB M. SALEEBY

                                 Manila
                       Bureau of Public Printing
                                  1905







    Letter of Transmittal


    Department of the Interior,
    The Ethnological Survey,
    Manila, December 21, 1904.


    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. Saleeby. I
    recommend that these papers be published as Part I of Volume IV
    of the scientific studies edited by the Survey.


    Very respectfully,

    Merton L. Miller,
    Acting Chief of The Ethnological Survey.


    Hon. Dean C. Worcester,
    Secretary of the Interior, Manila, P. I.







CONTENTS

                                                              Page
Chapter I

History of Magindanao                                           11

    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 mythology of Mindanao                                   16
    Manuscripts:
         I. From Adam to Mohammed                               20
                Genealogy of Mohammed                           20
                Translation                                     20
        II. Genealogy of Kabungsuwan and his coming to
            Magindanao, or the conversion of Magindanao
            to Islam                                            21
                Introduction                                    21
                Translation                                     23
       III. Genealogy of Bwayan                                 25
                Introduction                                    25
                Translation                                     26
        IV. History of the Dumatus and the conversion of
            Mindanao to Islam                                   28
                Introduction                                    28
                Translation                                     29
         V. Oldest copy of the genealogy of Magindanao and
            the Iranun datus                                    31
                Introduction                                    31
                Translation                                     33
        VI. History and genealogy of Magindanao proper          36
                Introduction                                    36
                Translation                                     37
       VII. Genealogy of Bagumbayan                             41
                Introduction                                    41
                Translation                                     42
                History of Bagumbayan                           47
      VIII. Ancestors of the datus of Mindanao                  49
                Introduction                                    49
                Translation                                     49
    History of Magindanao                                       50


Chapter II

Laws of the Moros                                               63

    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 Luwaran                   81
        Introduction                                            81
        Translation of the Arabic marginal quotations of
        the Luwaran                                             82
    Transliteration of Articles I to VIII of the Luwaran        88
    Sulu Codes                                                  89
    The principal Sulu Code                                     89
        Introduction                                            89
        The Code                                                90
    The new Sulu Code                                           94
        Introduction                                            94
        The Code                                                95


Chapter III

Two Sulu Orations                                              101
    Sulu oration for the feast of Ramadan                      101
    Sulu Friday oration                                        105







ILLUSTRATIONS


                                                          After page

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 copy of the Luwaran   64
     IV. Fourth page of an original manuscript copy of the Luwaran  64
      V. First page of the Sulu Code made and used by Sultan
         Jamalu-l-A'lam                                             90
     VI. Second page of the Sulu Code made and used by Sultan
         Jamalu-l-A'lam                                             90
    VII. Third page of the Sulu Code made and used by Sultan
         Jamalu-l-A'lam                                             90
   VIII. Fourth page of the Sulu Code made and used by Sultan
         Jamalu-l-A'lam                                             90
     IX. First page of the new Sulu Code in the Sulu dialect        94
      X. Second page of the new Sulu Code in the Sulu dialect       94
     XI. First page of the Sulu oration for the feast of Ramadan   102
    XII. Second page of the Sulu oration for the feast of Ramadan  102
   XIII. Third page of the Sulu oration for the feast of Ramadan   102
    XIV. First page of the Sulu Friday oration                     106
     XV. Second page of the Sulu Friday oration                    106
    XVI. Third page of the Sulu Friday oration                     106


Diagrams

  No. 1. Rulers of Bwayan from the first datu, Mamu                 22
      2. Rulers of Bwayan from Maytum, to the present time          22
      3. Rulers of Magindanao from Kabungsuwan to Sultan Pakir
         Mawlana Kamza                                              36
      4. Rulers of Magindanao from Sultan Pakir Mawlana Kamza to
         the present time                                           36
      5. Rulers of Bagumbayan from Raja Bwayan                      48







CHAPTER I

HISTORY OF MAGINDANAO


MAGINDANAO HISTORY AND GENEALOGIES


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