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Catalog of Abūl ‘Abbās al-Mursī Manuscripts (Volume I)

Abūl ‘Abbās al-Mursī Mosque is one of the most significant and famous mosques of Alexandria. Its library comprises a collection that amounts to almost three thousand manuscripts, of which the first volume includes 401ones covering Sufism, interpretation of Qur’an, Sīra and Hadith. An introduction opens the catalog highlighting its contents followed by a number of photos of some selections. A review of the manuscripts in an alphabetical order concludes it.
Number of pages: 354.
Publishing Year: 1997.