Beit Al Quran
بيت القرآن | |
Established | 1990 |
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Location | Hoora, Manama, Bahrain |
Type | Islamic museum |
Collection size | 10,000 books and manuscripts |
Director | Ashraf Al Ansari |
Owner | Dr. Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo |
Website | Official website |
Beit Al Qur'an (
Establishment
Construction of the complex began in 1984 and the museum was officially opened in March 1990 by
The establishment of the institute was funded completely by public donations, with added help from a variety of people from all walks of life in Bahrain, ranging from heads of state to school children. The facilities at Beit Al Qur'an are free to the general public.[4]
The institution and its museum house an internationally celebrated collection of historic Quranic manuscripts from various parts of the Islamic world, from China in the East and to Spain in the West, representing a progression of calligraphic traditions from the first Hijri century (622–722 AD) and of the Islamic Golden Age, to the present day.[5][6]
Facilities
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The Beit al Qur'an complex is open to the public on Saturdays to Wednesdays from 9am to 12pm and 4pm to 6pm respectively.[7] The complex's exterior designs are based on an old fashioned 12th-century mosque.[6] The entire complex itself comprises a mosque, a library, an auditorium, a madrasa, and a museum that consists of ten exhibition halls. A large stained glass dome covers the grand hall and the mosque. The Mihrab, the sign indicating the direction to Mecca, is covered in blue ceramic tiles with engraved Al Qursi Qur'anic verse.[8]
The library consists of over 50,000 books and
There is also an auditorium – named the Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Lecture Hall – which can accommodate up to 150 people, and is mainly used for
The Yousuf Bin Ahmad Kanoo School for Qur'anic Studies is located within the site. The school offers seven study areas fully equipped with computers and modern aids, with separate classes for women and children learning the Qur'an.[8]
Museum
The Al Hayat Museum is the complex's most recognized establishments; it consists of ten halls spread over two floors, exhibiting rare Qur'anic manuscripts from different periods, starting from the first century
Grains, peas and rice, dating from the 14th century in present-day Pakistan, which contain surahs engraved into them, are displayed in the museum.[6] The exhibits include a rare number of gold and copper pottery and glass from different eras of Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Egypt, respectively.[6]
The works of Islamic scholars, such as
See also
References
- ISBN 9780313329234.
- ^ a b Nawwab, Ni'Mah Isma'il (May–June 2000). "Beit Al Qur'an Religion, Art, Scholarship". Saudi Aramco World. 51 (3). Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Beit Al Qur'an". TimeOut Bahrain. August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Beit al-Quran in Manama, Bahrain". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Muqueem Khan, Shaista (November 2008). "Islamic Manuscripts" (PDF). World Congress of Muslim Librarian & Information Scientists. pp. 10, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "بيت القرآن يستأنف فعالياته غداً السبت الاول من سبتمبر". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Bait al Quran". Ministry of Culture (Bahrain). Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Beit Al Qur'an in Bahrain". TimeOut Bahrain. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Arabic Textbook" (PDF). Yale University Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.