The Library will highlight Qur’anic examples such as the Blue Mushaf (Qur’an), several early Qur'anic parchments, models of Mamluk and Ottoman art, and modern and ancient art from India, China and Southeast Asia.Īlso on 18 November, join the Library for the lecture “Preserving Documentary Heritage Written in Iron Ink.” The Library, in cooperation with the Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait, invites people to learn more about the best practices for preserving and restoring documentary materials written using iron inks. The lecture will be presented by Sheikha AlKharsan, Dean of the Restoration Department, Center for Research and Studies in Kuwait. Islamic art is prominently represented in Arabic calligraphy and the arts of manuscripts, including decorations, miniatures and binding, as well as in the architecture and drawings of Orientalists. To mark the occasion, the Heritage Library will showcase some of the masterpieces of Islamic art from its collection. Patrons can join the Library on 18 November in celebrating the International Day of Islamic Art. The laboratory plays a vital role in preserving manuscripts in non-governmental libraries in the city and is part of the National Foundation for the Protection of Ancient Cities in Mauritania. The lecture will be presented by Al-Mustafa Muhammad Salih, Director of the Manuscript Processing and Preservation Laboratory in Chinguetti. On 9 November, the Library looks into manuscript preservation in the Historic City of Chinguetti, Mauritania, where more than 4,000 manuscripts are distributed among 17 non-government libraries-some even written on deer parchment. The lecture will highlight the Beit Gazo Center's experience in studying and researching the most important Arabic Christian manuscripts in the Levant. The lecture will highlight the scholarly communication and cultural interaction between the two renowned academics, one from the Al-Mashriq region and the other from Al-Magrib.Īlso on 4 November, the Heritage Library will run the special lecture “Colophons of Arabic Christian Manuscripts,” in cooperation with the Beit Gazo Heritage Research and Conservation Center of the Churches of the Orient in Lebanon.

It was famously critiqued by Al-Hafiz Moqlatay Al-Masry in his book Al Zahro Al-Bassim. He will discuss the notable manuscript Arrawdo Al-Unuf wal Mashra'i Arrawi, by Abu Al-Qassim Abdul-Rahman bin Abdillah Assohaili Al-Maligie. Abdul Razzaq Marzouk, Professor of Prophet's Biography and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, for the lecture “Patterns of Exchange Between Scholars of the Prophet's Biography.”

On 4 November, patrons can join guest lecturer Dr. November is an extraordinary month for Qatar National Library’s unique contribution to Qatar’s cultural landscape, the Heritage Library.

Historical manuscripts