On Wednesday 16 October 2024, Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation organised a public lecture entitled "The Many Manuscripts of the Qur'an, their Settings, and their Uses", delivered by Prof. Sheila Blair, who recently retired from the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College and the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair in Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation (London), Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Corpus Coranicum), organised an international training workshop entitled: "Material Aspects of Manuscripts of the Islamicate World, with a Special Focus on Bookbinding".

This book is an in-depth study on the birth of the science of philosophy of Islamic law (ʿilm al-maqāṣid) from the time of Imam al-Shātibī to the present day. It addresses and explains, in great detail, three of the discipline’s pillars and rules, namely: the rule of taʿlīl, i.e. causation; the rule of istiṣlāh, i.e. deriving the ruling based on achieving the benefit (maṣlaḥah mursalah) in the absence of a text; and the rule of ma’ālāt, i.e. considering the consequences.

This second scientific course was organised in the context of diligent efforts to spur scholars and students in their own efforts to capture the epistemic value of maqāṣid science, and further, to employ maqāṣid in the service of Islamic creed, in terms of renewal, rationalisation, activation, and discovery. The course also aimed to connect creed to its benefits, yields, aims, wisdoms, and scientific fruits; to its edification, social, and other dimensions; and to the interests (maṣāliḥ) set by the Divine Legislator in each of its rulings...

(COMMENTARY ON AL-MUWAṬṬAʾ)

This book is regarded as one of the most renowned explanatory texts of al-Muwaṭṭa’—magna opus of Mālik b. Anas al-Aṣbaḥī al-Madānī, the pre-eminent Imām of Madinah. Indeed, this elucidation is regarded as offering the broadest treatment to the highest standard with the richest detail, and as such is the most acclaimed commentary on the text.

(THE REMOVAL OF DOUBT FROM THE NAMES OF BOOKS AND THE SCIENCES)
The book, “Kashf al-ẓunūn ‘an asāmī al-kutub wa al-funūn”, by its author, Muṣṭafā b. ‘Abd Allāh al-Qasṭanṭīnī al-‘Uthmānī, renowned as Kâtip Çelebi and as Ḥājī Khalīfah (1017-1067AH), is considered the largest bibliographical and encyclopaedic lexicon in the author’s era...

Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, have co-organised a two-day symposium entitled "The Ottoman Scientific Heritage: Past, Present, and Future", held on 26-27 April, 2024.

We're happy to present the book "Ahmed Zaki Yamani: The Heritage of an Ummah in a Man” a tribute to the late Shaykh Ahmed Zaki Yamani. This commemorative volume serves as a heartfelt homage to his extraordinary life and enduring impact. Within its pages lie the profound insights shared during the symposium, "H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani's Life and Ideas" Distinguished academics, revered scholars, and close associates convened alongside friends and family to honour & reflect upon his remarkable legacy.

We are delighted to announce the availability of certain publications in eBook format. The inaugural release includes a thoughtfully curated selection of titles, and continuous endeavours are underway to expand our range of eBooks.

Learn more on our "Getting Started with eBooks" page

To highlight each country's Islamic written heritage, we will be celebrating the National Days, by providing an insight into their Islamic manuscript collections.
Namely, on the occasion of the National Day of each particular country, we will publish an interactive summary of the country's surveyed Islamic manuscripts collection, with key facts and figures from the Foundation's published “World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts” (1994) , the only and unique survey to date.