Manuscript Review: ‘The Indica’ or ‘Al-bayruni’s India,’ by Al-Bayruni
Bayruni conducted advanced research and wrote original standard works in…
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Manuscript Review: The Book on Public Finance, by Abu `Ubayd Al-Harawi
Abu `Ubayd's work is much more comprehensive in the subject…
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Arabic Medicinal Manuscripts of Pre-Colonial Northern Nigeria: A Descriptive List
West African Muslim scholars produced a number of Arabic works…
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Ibn al-Nafis, the Pulmonary Circulation, and The Islamic Golden Age
Ibn al-Nafis (1213-1288) was an Arab physician who made several…
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Manuscript Review: The Book of Routes and Kingdoms, by Ibn Khordadbeh
[Ibn Khordadbeh] grew up to be a knowledgeable scholar, and…
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Manuscript Review: The Catalogue (Al Fihrist), by Al-Nadim
AL-FIHRIST is to be regarded the first standard subject-wise 'catalogue'…
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Manuscript Review: The Clear Exposition of the Principles of Accountability, by Ibn al-Ukhuwwah
[Ibn al-Ukhuwwah] provides a summary of the positive and negative…
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Manuscript Review: The Discourse of Listener and Speaker on the Etiquette of Learning and Learner, by Ibn Jama’ah
It was in the year 672 A.H. (1273 A.C.) that…
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Manuscript Review: The Law of Language, by Ibn Faris
Ibn Faris was a poet of merit and could also…
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Medical Books on Healthy Living from Muslim Civilisation
If you think medical advice on healthy living - good…
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Manuscript Review: The Book of Musical Modes, by Al-Urmawi
[Al-Urmawi] was the greatest of music theorists. He was the…
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The Unpublished Works of Arabic Geography: An Overview and a Classification
Islamic geographical texts are not only valuable in terms of…
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Manuscript Review: Instruction of the Learner; The Method of Learning, by Al-Zarnuji
Zarnuji’s work represents a landmark in the history of Pedagogy…
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Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine
The Sheikh al-Ra'is Sharaf al-Mulk Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn b. ‘Abd…
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Manuscript Review: Farthest Perception in the Comprehension of Heavens, by Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
With all the weight of his knowledge, Qutub al-Din preferred…
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Manuscript Review: The Detailed Treatise on Matters Concerning Learners and Guidelines for Teachers and Learners, by Al-Qabisi
Al-Qabisi was the inventor of the concept and practice of…
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Manuscript Review: Treatise on ‘The Alive Son of the Awake’, by Ibn Tufayl
Besides [Ibn Tufayl's] contributions in medicine, he is best known…
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Lecture on Timbuktu Manuscripts at Al-Furqan Foundation
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation organizes on Wednesday 6th March 2013,…
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Islamic Manuscripts in the Schoenberg Collection at Pennsylvania University
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection at the University of Pennsylvania…
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Manuscript Review: The Book on the Soul, by Ibn Bajjah
Besides philosophy and mathematics, Ibn Bajjah was well-versed in botany,…
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‘Ali b. Sahl Rabban al-Tabari Author of Firdaws al-hikma (Paradise of Wisdom)
The physician, scientist and philosopher, ‘Ali b. Sahl Rabban al-Tabari…
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Manuscript Review: The Book of Observations and Admonitions, by Ibn Sina
[Ibn Sina] flourished as a great physician and philosopher, but…
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Manuscripts and printing in the spread of Muslim science
[Proceedings of the conference 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our…
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The Fate of Manuscripts in Iraq and Elsewhere
In this well informed article, Dr Geoffrey Roper, an expert…
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