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The specialized library on Islam and Iran

The Specialized library on Islam and Iran was established on 1995 in Qom, Iran. This library contains resources, especially regarding the history of Iran and history of Islam.[2] The library is the first specialized history library in Iran and the largest specialized history library in the Middle East.[3][4]

The specialized library on Islam and Iran
کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران
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34°37′26″N 50°52′44″E / 34.6239239°N 50.8788728°E / 34.6239239; 50.8788728
LocationQom, Iran
TypeSpecial library
EstablishedOctober 9, 1995 (1995-10-09)[1]
Collection
Items collected
SizeOver 224,000 books and journals[2]
Access and use
Access requirementsOnly specialists in history and related disciplines
Other information
DirectorRasul Jafarian
AffiliationAli al-Sistani office
Websitehistorylib.com

Historical background

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The lack of resources in historical fields in the Qom Seminary and the urgent need in this field, led to the establishment of the Specialized library on Islam and Iran based on the two tendencies of Islam and Iran to strengthen and activate discussions and historical studies in October 1995 in Qom, Iran. The Specialized library on Islam and Iran has undergone alteration during the last 25 years including change the location of the library four times.[2] Over the years, newly published historical works from several international exhibitions in Syria, Egypt and Morocco, Mecca, Medina and Jeddah, and Arab and non-Arab countries has added the library collection.[4][5]

Affiliation

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The Specialized library on Islam and Iran is affiliated with the office of Ali al-Sistani, which is supervised by Javad Shahrestani. Rasul Jafarian is in charge of managing the library.[2][6][7][1][8][9]

Collection

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The library was opened with about 4000 books, but now, there are over 224000 books and journals in the collection.[2] Books and magazines in 9 languages (Persian, Arabic, English, French, German, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi and Istanbul Turkish) are available in the library.[10]

Classification

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The type of classification is thematic in such a way that according to the needs of library users, historical periods and regions are geographically divided and form different themes. In addition, marginal topics are divided according to well-known scientific branches in the history course. So far, the books have been divided into 89 sub-topics including:[2][11][12]

  1. History of Islam
  2. History of Iran
  3. Prophetic biography
  4. Imams biography
  5. Imam Ali
  6. Hazrat Fatima
  7. Imam Hassan
  8. Imam Hussein
  9. Imam Sajjad
  10. Imam Baqir
  11. Imam Sadegh
  12. Imam Kazem
  13. Imam Reza
  14. Imam Javad
  15. Imam Hadi
  16. Imam Hassan Askari
  17. Imam Zaman
  18. Azerbaijan
  19. Arabic literature
  20. Persian literature
  21. Professor Jafarian
  22. Documents
  23. Central Asia
  24. Isfahan
  25. Afghanistan and India
  26. Economy
  27. America
  28. Genealogy and families
  29. Islamic Revolution
  30. Imam Khomeini
  31. Ancient Iran
  32. Baháʼí Faith
  33. Pahlavi I
  34. Pahlavi II
  35. History of Religions
  36. History of Europe
  37. History of the Prophets
  38. History of Shia Islam
  39. History of Sufism
  40. History of Tehran
  41. History of the World
  42. History of States
  43. History of Iraq
  44. History of Science
  45. History of Egypt
  46. History of the Press
  47. Historiography
  48. Translation of monographs
  49. General Translation
  50. Turkey
  51. Tehran
  52. Arabian Peninsula
  53. Geography of Iran
  54. General Geography
  55. Movements
  56. Iran–Iraq War
  57. Southern Iran
  58. Historical Tales
  59. Khorasan and Sistan
  60. Caliphate and State
  61. Persian Gulf
  62. Women
  63. Travel literature
  64. Levant
  65. East Asia
  66. Safavid to Zandieh
  67. Contemporary Arab
  68. Social Sciences
  69. Western Iran
  70. Culture and Civilization
  71. Cultures
  72. Palestine
  73. Qajar dynasty
  74. Caucasus and Russia
  75. Qom
  76. Bibliography
  77. Kurds and Kurdistan
  78. Kerman and Yazd
  79. African countries
  80. Gilan and Mazandaran
  81. Latin
  82. Magazines
  83. Collection and Memoirs
  84. Hadith
  85. Persian Constitutional Revolution
  86. Morocco and Andalusia
  87. Unknown
  88. National Movement
  89. Art

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "سنگ اندازی شهرداری قم برای راه_اندازی ساختمان کتاب_خانه یک مرکز - خبرگزاری مهر" (in Persian). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران - درباره ما" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ "مخزن شماره 3 کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران بهره_برداری شد- اخبار سیاسی تسنیم" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "كتابخانه تخصصي تاريخ اسلام و ايران بزرگترين مجموعه تاريخي در خاورميانه است _ مجله ديجيتالي _مقاله تاريخي_ در سايت اختصاصي كتابخانه تاريخ اسلام منتشر مي شود - خبرگزاری مهر" (in Persian). 26 April 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "نیم نگاهی به کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران در قم - ایبنا" (in Persian). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ "کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران بازگشایی میشود - خبرگزاری فارس" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "مراکز و مؤسسات - پایگاه اطلاع رسانی دفتر مرجع عالیقدر آقای سید علی حسینی سیستانی" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. ^ "کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران _ اخبار کتابخانه _ ایرانشناسی" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^ "قم نیوز - گردآوری 150 هزار کتاب تخصصی در کتابخانه تاریخ اسلام و ایران" (in Persian). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. ^ "معرفی بزرگترين كتابخانه تخصصي تاريخ در جهان اسلام" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  11. ^ "کتابخانۀ تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران" (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  12. ^ "نیم نگاهی به کتابخانه تخصصی تاریخ اسلام و ایران در قم - پاتوق کتاب فردا" (in Persian). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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