Libraries have always been treasured in Islamic history, and reading has always been celebrated and encouraged by the religion of Islam. As a result, libraries have flourished and existed in various types and sizes from publicly owned (endowments), personal, royal libraries and others.

This lecture sheds light on the chronicle of some historical libraries, and how they were hit by misfortunes that dispersed their items, transferring their ownership from one person to another, and distancing them from their homelands. The lecture also reveals those scholars who were afflicted by their books being lost and their libraries looted, and how they coped with the loss.

The lecture features scholars’ personal libraries whose manuscripts dispersed across the world survive to today: the library of Abi Abdullah Ibn Marzouq Al-Telmisani (d. 781 AH), the library of Abi Al-Hasan Al-Shari Al-Sabti (d. 649 AH), the library of Alhafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH) and the library of Qutb Al-Din Al-Khaydari Al-Dimashqi (d. 894 AH).

The lecture will be given by Dr. Noureddine Al-Hamidi, Professor at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, Morocco.

The event will be conducted online via Zoom and live-streamed via the Library’s YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/QNLibrary

Date: 2 January 2022

Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Language: Arabic

Target Audience: General public and researchers

Seats are limited, please click the button below to register.