Tombstone
Basalt
58cm x 50cm x 17cm
Fourth century (AH) / c. 1,000 (AD)
NMSA Object #635

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Everyone that is thereon will pass away; there remaineth
But the Countenance of thy Lord
Of Might and Glory. This is the grave of
of Khadija bin Qasim bin Ahmad bin
Qasim bin Ja'ad bin Abi al-Qasim bin
Ali bin A'ad bin Abdulaziz
al-Qurashi al-Attar died on Monday
in the (month of) Dul Hijjah in the year 552 (AH).
God be kind to her.
God's kindness fell upon her all the time,
On the pretty face of the deceased.
If all the women died like this,
they would be superior to men.

Tombstone
Basalt
91cm x 39cm x 15cm
588 AH = c.1457 AD
MNSA Object #911b

Sovereignty belongs to Allah
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lo! Those who say:
Our Lord is Allah, and afterward are upright.
The angels descend upon them, saying: Fear not nor grieve
but hear good tidings of the paradise which ye are promised. We are protecting friends
in the life of the world and in the Hereafter. They ye will
have (all) that your souls
desire, and there ye will have (all) for which ye pray.
This is the grave of al-Sharifa Zakia
daughter of His Excellency Baraka bin Eisa bin Kahalifa bin
al Qasim bin Mohammad bin Ja'afar …..bin Abdullah bin Musa
… bin Abdullah bin al-Hassan bin
al-Hassan bin Amir al Mominin.
Peace be upon him
Died on Saturday the 4th of …….in the year 588 (AH).

‍Outside the rectangular cartouch the following Quranic verse is written:

‍Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass
nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His Throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is Sublime, the Tremendous.

Tombstone
Basalt
67cm x 40cm x 19cm
Fifth century (AH) / c. 1,100 (AD)
NMSA Object #661

In the name of God, the Beneficent
The Merciful. Say, He is Allah, the One!
Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
He begetteth not
Nor was begotten, and there is none comparable unto Him. Peace be upon Mohammad
Al-Mustafa, the last of the Prophets,
(may God) bless Ayadah daughter of Jallad bin
Yazid from the companion of Mohammad
Peace be upon him, in the Heavens
Amen. God of the Worlds. Everyone that is thereon
will pass away; There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of
Might and Glory. Everything will
perish saved His Countenance. His is the command
and unto Him ye will be brought back.
praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

Tombstone
Basalt
44cm x 42cm x 12.5cm
3 Rajeb, 824 (AH)
NMSA Object #601a

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Garden of Paradise
For welcome, wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.
This is the grave of al-Shaikh al-Saleh who is poorly in need for God
the child Ahmad bin al-Shaikh al-Saleh Ubaid bin Mohammad
al-Ar'aabi died in the mercy of God on the third day of Rajjab in the year 824 AH,
God bless him with mercy and place him in
Heaven and return on him and all Muslims the blessings of God..
Peace be upon Prophet Mohammad.

Tombstone
Basalt
56cm x 36cm x 30cm
840 (AH)
NMSA Object #605

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Lo! The righteous will dwell
among gardens and rivers, firmly
established in the
favour of a Mighty King
This is the grave of a young girl in want for Almighty God, Mujeeba daughter of
Ulwa'an al-Aqbi, died in the mercy of Allah
On Saturday in the third month of
Dual Hajj al Haram in the year 840 (AH)
God be merciful to her and place her in heaven.

Tombstone
Basalt
58cm x 36cm x 7cm
905 (AH)
NMSA Object #620

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
their Lord giveth them good things of mercy from
from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs
There hey will abide forever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward.
This is the grave of the servant of God, the Honorable
Al-Mawlawi al-Meeri al-Kabiri al-Saifi Waqqas al-Faqih Pasha
Al Mamalik al Sultania in the Holy Makkah al-Malaki al-Sultan
Died on Monday the 6th of Ramadhan
Glorified and noble
In the year 905 AH. (May) God bless him with Merci
Peace be upon Prophet Mohammad.

Foundation stone of a fort
Marble
Inscribed surface: 70cm x 45cm
1266 (A.H.) [=1849 A.D.]
NMSA Object #896a/b

This building was renovated,
[both] its fort and its water tank,
during the reign of our master al- Sultan
Abdulmajeed.
God gave him victory,
support and days of happiness.

Afandy Al-Haj Uthman Pasha and His execellency
Sarlwa bayn Darkah Afandy
As-Sayed Ahmad Agha al-Yousef
Kilar Amini al-Mufakham [honored] in the month of Muharram 1266 AH [=1849 AD]

Foundation stone of a school
Marble
45cm x 49cm x 3cm
1275 (AH) [=1858 AD]
NMSA Object #905

With the grace of God
this grand school was a Mowhibat as-
Sayhaniyahb [donation]
built by Mustafa bin Mohammad and named
al-Ihsaniyah,
from Baldodinah who resided at al-Madinah
In the year 1275 AH [=1858 AD].

Building marker
Marble
123cm x 37cm x 2.2cm
1291 (AH) [=1874 AD]
NMSA Object #908/3

This is the house of Abu Ayub al-Ansari
The delegate of Prophet
(peace be upon him)
7th of Safar al-Khayr (the benefit) 1291
AH [=1874 AD].