Guide
A detailed Subject Guide to the British Library’s Collection of Arabic Manuscripts
The collection comprises over 45,000 microfiches, divided up as follows:
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manuscripts |
microfiches |
| The Holy Qur’an & Qur’anic Sciences |
1,251 |
5,478 |
| Hadith, Kalam |
2,382 |
7,060 |
| Fiqh (Islamic Law) |
1,768 |
6,832 |
| Islamic Mysticism & Philosophy |
2,280 |
4,749 |
| Arabic Language and Literature |
1,258 |
9,913 |
| History & Biography |
3,011 |
4,480 |
| Arts, Sciences & Medicine |
1,540 |
3,615 |
| Other religious Literatures, etc |
1,379 |
3,256 |
| Complete Set |
14,869 |
45,383 |
Provenance
This microfiche collection brings together for the first time the Arabic manuscripts stemming from the British Museum Library with the less well-known collection from the former India Office Library.
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