Minangkabau Manuscript

This activity will provide knowledge to foreign students about how to write Minangkabau script, and learning experiences in surau. In the past decade, philologists from the Minangkabau Literature Department have conducted research and revitalization of nearly 10,000 Minangkabau manuscripts. Most of the manuscripts that were rescued currently have digital versions available, while the originals are stored properly in manuscript collection places, such as the Minangkabau Corner at Universitas Andalas, the Adityawarman Museum, Perpustakaan Daerah Sumatra Barat (the West Sumatra Regional Library), and Suraus, where the manuscript originates.

The philologists of the Minangkabau Department of Literature have succeeded in establishing good cooperation with the owners of the manuscripts. This collaboration ultimately facilitates access for academics to research and study these manuscripts. Surau is indeed a scriptorium in the treasures of Minangkabau manuscripts. The Minangkabau people used to learn to read and write scripts from their teachers in surau. Through the writing tradition in the surau, many Minangkabau classical texts were found.

There are three surau prepared for this activity, namely: the first Surau Khutub Khanah in Maninjau. This surau is a legacy of Buya Hamka. Here students will enjoy the natural beauty of Nagari Maninjau. Second, Suaru Simauang, Sijunjung. This surau is located in Jorong Tapian Diaro Nagari Sijunjung, Sijunjung Regency. Third Surau Pariangan, which is in the most beautiful village in the world. Participants in this activity will be trained on how to read and write the Minangkabau script. Starting from introducing the letters and grammar of the script language to the practice of writing scripts. Participants will also get the experience of living in a Minangkabau surau.

Credits Equivalence

Meeting	Duration	Stages	Topics	Method	Learning Outcomes
1	45′	Basic	Introduction to ativities	Lectures and discussions	Participants know the rules of activity and can obey the laws of activity implementation.
2	45′	Basic	Material introduction	Lectures and discussions on the meaning of philology and the scope of philology.	Participants know the meaning of philology and the scope of philology
3	45′	Basic	Minangkabau ancient manuscript treasures	Lectures and discussions on the treasures of ancient Minangkabau manuscripts.	Participants know the treasures of ancient Minangkabau manuscripts.
4	45′	Basic	Islamic discourse in the treasures of ancient Minangkabau manuscripts.	Lectures and discussions on the relationship between Islam and manuscript traditions in Minangkabau.	Participants know the relationship between Islam in the script tradition of the Minangkabau people.
5	45′	Basic	Surau is the largest scriptorium in Minangkabau.	Lectures and discussions about the surau and its function in the tradition of writing ancient manuscripts in Minangkabau.	Participants know the function of the surau in the tradition of writing ancient manuscripts in Minangkabau.
6-15	500′	Exercise/ practice	Exercise/ practice	Exercise/practice of reading and writing ancient texts in the surau environment. (Participants live in surau, such as Surau Simauang (Sijunjung), Surau Pariangan, and or Surau Pakandangan).	Participants can read and write scripts in Arabic Malay/Jawi script.
16-18	100′	Performance	Performance	The practice of reading and transliterating ancient Minangkabau manuscripts.	Participants can read and translate ancient Minangkabau manuscripts.
19	45′	Evaluation	Assessment	Oral/written test
20	45′	Closing	Activity closing	Lectures and discussions	Participants get credit for the activities they participate in.