Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
Founder(s) | Ahmed Zaki Yamani |
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Established | 1998 |
Mission | Preservation of Islamic manuscripts |
Address | 22A Old Court Place, W8 4PL |
Location | London , England |
Website | http://www.al-furqan.com |
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation is a
manuscripts
throughout the world."
It was founded by the former Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani in 1988.[1] Since then it has published many works in the field of Islamic manuscripts, primary among them is the World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts, which catalogues manuscripts in over one hundred countries, and has been described as "a pioneering work which includes hitherto unknown collections."[2]
To support its research, al-Furqan established a reference library, which has over 10,000 volumes.[3]
References
- S2CID 144029325.
- ISBN 978-3865961716.
- ISBN 113681017X.