SHARJAH- The Islamic Manuscripts House at Al Qasimia University in Sharjah, which was inaugurated by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, contains some 1,500 rare and valuable manuscripts in the Arabic language, with the average age of these manuscripts ranging between 300 to 400 years old.
The manuscripts include drawings, gold designs, plant colours and writings in various categories and classifications, including Quranic sciences, Islamic Fiqh, and Arabic language, along with history and geography. These manuscripts are among the most important and valuable possessions of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed.
The collection of manuscripts also includes a handwritten Quran by calligrapher Moustafa Al Humaidi from the Hijri year, 1289.
Dr. Salem explained that staff are currently working to create a catalogue for the universitys manuscripts and for those in the Islamic Manuscripts House, to assist researchers and students from both the UAE and abroad. They will also make the manuscripts available in digital form, to serve scientific research and promote their valuable Islamic heritage, he continued.
He added that Islamic Manuscripts House will provide a new service which allows for digital copies of selected manuscripts to be sent out to researchers and students based abroad.
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
The manuscripts include drawings, gold designs, plant colours and writings in various categories and classifications, including Quranic sciences, Islamic Fiqh, and Arabic language, along with history and geography. These manuscripts are among the most important and valuable possessions of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed.
The collection of manuscripts also includes a handwritten Quran by calligrapher Moustafa Al Humaidi from the Hijri year, 1289.
Dr. Salem explained that staff are currently working to create a catalogue for the universitys manuscripts and for those in the Islamic Manuscripts House, to assist researchers and students from both the UAE and abroad. They will also make the manuscripts available in digital form, to serve scientific research and promote their valuable Islamic heritage, he continued.
He added that Islamic Manuscripts House will provide a new service which allows for digital copies of selected manuscripts to be sent out to researchers and students based abroad.
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
