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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.
Islamic Historical Places in the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mukarramah
The author collates the historic locations of Makkah, in which the first generation of Muslims lived. After identifying these locations, the author proves their authenticity through the method of tawātur (the unquestionable authentication of a report) and shows the rules governing the visiting of these places, since they represent the living memory of nations, the standing witness that cannot lie and the perennial evidence that speaks across the generations. The author documents the historic places through biographical sources of the Prophet, his companions and the subsequent generations of followers, as well as through other general historical references on the subject, including works on worship rituals. The author identifies the Makkan relics that have disappeared and those still in existence today and discusses the two opinions held by scholars of approval or disapproval visits to these sites. Meanwhile, the book carries appendices of the biographies of a number of prominent historians who dealt with those vestiges. The book also includes a number of photographs and maps of various historic locations.
Shared KnowledgeMakkah and Madinah Centre
Aʿlām Ḥudūd al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah
The Administrative and Financial Organizations in Makkah during Mamluk Period 667-923 A.H. / 1268-1517 A.D.