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Al-Zahiriyah Library

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The Az-Zahiriyah library (المكتبة الظاهرية) in Damascus, Syria dates back to 1277, taking its name from its founder Sultan Baibars (1223–1277). [1]

20 relations: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al-Adiliyah Madrasa, Al-Amarah, Syria, Al-Assad National Library, Arab Academy of Damascus, Baibars, Damascus, Ibn Qutaybah, Ibn `Asakir, Islam, Islamic studies, Library, Madrasa, Nahj al-Balagha, Nur al-Din Madrasa, Public library, Quran, Sultan, Syria, Umayyad Mosque.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ḥanbal Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Shaybānī (احمد بن محمد بن حنبل ابو عبد الله الشيباني; 780–855 CE/164–241 AH), often referred to as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal or Ibn Ḥanbal for short, or reverentially as Imam Aḥmad by Sunni Muslims, was an Arab Muslim jurist, theologian, ascetic, and hadith traditionist.

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Al-Adiliyah Madrasa

Al-Adiliyah Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasah located in Damascus, Syria.

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Al-Amarah, Syria

Al-Amara (العمارة), also known as Al-Amarah Juwaniyyah, is a prominent neighborhood in the old city of Damascus located a few meters away from The Grand Mosque of Damascus.

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Al-Assad National Library

Al-Assad National Library (مكتبة الأسد الوطنية) is the national library of Syria, located in the capital Damascus overlooking the Umayyad Square.

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Arab Academy of Damascus

Arab Academy of Damascus (مجمع اللغة العربية بدمشق) is the oldest academy regulating the Arabic language, established in 1918 during the reign of Faisal I of Syria.

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Baibars

Baibars or Baybars (الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري, al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dīn Baybars al-Bunduqdārī) (1223/1228 – 1 July 1277), of Turkic Kipchak origin — nicknamed Abu al-Futuh and Abu l-Futuhat (Arabic: أبو الفتوح; English: Father of Conquest, referring to his victories) — was the fourth Sultan of Egypt in the Mamluk Bahri dynasty.

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Damascus

Damascus (دمشق, Syrian) is the capital of the Syrian Arab Republic; it is also the country's largest city, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the battle for the city.

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Ibn Qutaybah

Abū Muhammad Abd-Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī or simply Ibn Qutaybah (Ibn Qutaybah; 828 – 13 November 889 CE / 213 – 15 Rajab 276 AH) was a renowned Islamic scholar of Persian origin.

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Ibn `Asakir

Ibn Asakir (Ibn ‘Asākir; 1106–1175) was a Sunni Islamic scholar, a historian and a disciple of the Sufi mystic Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Islamic studies

Islamic studies refers to the study of Islam.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Madrasa

Madrasa (مدرسة,, pl. مدارس) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion), and whether a school, college, or university.

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Nahj al-Balagha

The Nahj al-Balagha (نهج البلاغة,; "The Peak of Eloquence") is the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations attributed to Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad.

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Nur al-Din Madrasa

The Nur al-Din Madrasa (المدرسة النورية, al-madrasa an-nũriyya) is a funerary madrasa in Damascus, Syria.

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Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes.

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Quran

The Quran (القرآن, literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah).

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Sultan

Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.

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Syria

Syria (سوريا), officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (الجمهورية العربية السورية), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

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Umayyad Mosque

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus (جامع بني أمية الكبير, Romanization: Ğāmi' Banī 'Umayya al-Kabīr), located in the old city of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Zahiriyah_Library

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