Up until the present day, no comprehensive bibliography has been available in the field of maqāsid al-sharī‘ah (the objectives of Islamic law). In addition to the many other books that the Centre for the Study of the Phi...
In 1989 the Foundation set up a research project to investigate as comprehensively as possible the collections of Islamic manuscripts existing world-wide. Scholars were identified and commissioned to carry out the survey...
Acknowledging the importance of studying the Islamic and historical heritage of the two cities, as well as the eminence and sacredness of this heritage to all Muslims, Al-Furqān Foundation took upon itself the responsibi...
The study of the philosophy of Islamic law, especially its maqāsid (objectives, purposes, goals, intents and underlying principles) is a pre-requisite to understanding the Qurʾān and the prophetic tradition, and to devel...
Since its inception in 1988, Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation has been involved in activities to encourage research and to study the field of Islamic manuscripts and Islamic civilisation. The conferences are a step ...
It is estimated that three million Islamic manuscripts survive today. Islamic manuscripts are to be found not only in every Islamic country and in countries with large Islamic minorities, such as India, the Soviet Union ...
The Library of Al-Furqan holds over 17,000 titles in around 30,000 volumes, on various subjects. It includes over 3,000 printed catalogues of Islamic manuscripts from over 76 countries. The library holdings are arra...
The book al-Mawā'iz wa-l-I'tibār fī Dhikr al-Khitat wa-l-Athār, written by the greatest authority on the history of Islamic Egypt. Maqrīzī Taqī al-Dīn Ahmad ibn 'Alī ibn 'Abd al-Qādir (d. 745 AH/1442 CE), is considered o...
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation – from its inception in 1988 until today – has published 120 titles of books in more than 200 volumes, covering different fields and aspects of the Islamic written heritage, such as ...
The study of the philosophy of Islamic law, especially its maqāșid (objectives, purposes, goals, intents and underlying principles) is a pre-requisite to understanding the Qur'ān and the prophetic tradition, and to devel...