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‘Our Publications’ databank / collection
‘Our Publications’ collection is a bibliographic database of the Foundation's own publications. These works are the outcome of prominent research projects and events carried out by the three centres of the Foundation, i.e. the ‘Manuscripts Centre’, the ‘Mawsoa Centre’ and the ‘Maqasid Centre’.
This collection was added to the ‘Al-Furqan Digital Library’ to enrich the user research experience. The collection is continuously updated, and currently contains over 200 works in over 400 volumes. These cover both introductory and advanced topics discussed and presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Islamic written heritage.
It also includes many popular and heavily cited publications, as well as award winning works, such as the critical edition of al-Isfizāri’s book which deals with the field of mechanics, known as “the sciences of weights and mechanical devices” (‘Ilmay al-Athqāl wal-Ḥiyal). Other popular items include works by the late famous scholar Annemarie Schimmel, such as The Secrets of Creative Love (1998) and Islam and the Wonders of Creation(2003); and many other highly demanded references, including the unique Encyclopaedia of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madīnah Al-Munawwarah.
Catalogue of Islamic Manuscripts at the Institut des Recherches en Sciences Humaines (IRSH) - Niger
This catalogue which is printed in 8 volumes descriptively lists 4000 manuscripts that are to be found in the Institute of Research on Human Sciences in Niger. Most were written in Arabic and some were written in African languages such as Hawsa, Fulani, and Berber. The subjects covered in the catalogue are the sciences of language, the linguistic variations of the Qurʾān (qirāʾāt), inheritance law, Ḥadīth, tawḥīd, medicine, and the fundamentals of court proceedings. However most of the manuscripts fall under the category of Sufism, jurisprudence, praise of the Prophet or the political and social history of the caliphate of Sokoto and countries of West Africa.
| Volume | View Vol. 1 (2004) | £30.00 Buy the book |
| View Vol. 2 (2004) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 3 (2005) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 4 (2005) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 5 (2006) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 6 (2006) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 7 (2008) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| View Vol. 8 (2008) | £30.00 Buy the book | |
| Full Set | £146.89 Buy the book |
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| Contact: | Université de Niamey, B.P. 318 |
| Telephone: | 73-51-41 |
| Date of establishment: | 1962 |
| Status: | Institutional |
| Status Details: | Academic library |
| Total number of Islamic MSS: | 3,107 (Arabic; Fulbe; Hausa; Tuareg; Zerma). |
| Description of Collection: | Subjects include fiqh (1,900), literature (227), Arabic language (173), African languages (264) and history (466). Some of the MSS are very old and affected by dust, damp, fire and insects; others are in excellent condition. |
| Notes: | See published World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts. 1992 - 1994, Vol.2, p 402. |
| Published Catalogues: | 1 |
| Unpublished Catalogues: | 1 |
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