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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.
The Correspondences of the Ottoman Sublime Porte to al-Ḥijāz Province (Makkah and Madinah) 1283-1291 A.H.
This book holds information of interest to researchers on the history of the two Islamic Holy Shrines of Makkah and Madinah. This includes the correspondence between the Sublime Porte (al-Bāb al-ʿAlī), the Ottoman central government, and the Wālī of Ḥijāz during the period 1283 A.H. (1866 A.D.) to 1291 A.H. (1874 A.D.). The letters were written in very eventful times as there were many attempts to overthrow the Ottoman rule in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the capture of Najd, Iḥsaʾ and Qaṭīf by Saʿūd al-Faiṣal. This led to a noticeable increase in the volume of correspondence between the High Porte and the Wālī of Ḥijāz whereby his views on the political developments were consulted, the preparation of a local army was discussed and the attempts to consolidate and draw in the Arab tribes were followed through. The correspondence also included general supervision details of the two cities of Makkah and Madinah.
Shared KnowledgeMakkah and Madinah Centre
Scholarly Life in Ḥijāz During the Mamlūkī Period (648-923 A.H. / 1250-1517 A.D.)Makkah and Madinah Centre
Makkah and Madinah Centre
History and Historians in Makkah (3rd - 13th centuries A.H.)
Meccan Romantic (Ghazal) Poets during Umayyad Period