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Journal of Manuscripts & Libraries for Specialized Research (JMLSR)

About the Journal :

The International Journal of Manuscripts & Libraries for Specialized Research, published quarterly on behalf of the Malaysian Institute of Science and Development is a referred scientific journal, which is supervised by a group of scholars who are specialized in heritage, museums, and library studies in the Arab and international universities.
The objectives of this journal are: – To spot light on our memorable history to inspire a brighter future; – To stimulate the minds of researchers and adorers of heritage; -To exert efforts for the purpose of mobilizing skills and capacities in gathering various cultural, thoughtful, and heritage backgrounds; -To interact with the important aspects of our bountiful heritage, by and with which we live and move forward to the achievement of innovation, invention & development; -To fight alienation of relations with heritage; – To interact with masterworks of heritage to dedicate them to researchers to serve as a platform for achieving development.
The journal seeks to promote technical and educational services in view of international standards through distinguished and specialized qualifications, use of modern technology, loyalty and devotion to work, and achieving excellence to provide researchers and students with the best services. This will create a professional encouraging environment for the excellent creative ideas and talents who are committed to team work values, spirit of respect, authenticity of vision, and excellence in objectives.
The journal concerns with public intellectuals, persons interested in heritage and manuscripts, text editors, graduate researchers, researchers of manuscripts, librarians and information centres, in support of being a pioneer journal that seeks to make heritage a deep rooted science, art, entertainment, and education within an attractive framework of knowledge, as a leading journal in the field of heritage, documentations, and manuscripts studies at the national and international levels. Furthermore, the journal publishes authentic and distinguished scientific, technical and applied researches in an attempt to become a significant and added value journal in the field of electronic media, which takes advantage of the valuable components of manuscripts to regain its original beauty and the identity of Arabs and Muslims since they represent national, historical, ideological identities. In addition to this, manuscripts are regarded as a source of pride of the heritage left by our parents and ancestors including sciences, cultures, knowledge, and arts.



INTRODUCING THE MANUSCRIPT: “NUZHAT AL-ABSAR FI FADL AL-NABI AL-MUKHTAR” BY IMAM ABI AL-ABBAS AHMAD IBN YAHYA AL-TAMANARTI AL-BAKRI AL-SIDDIQI (T: 1209 AH).

Awatif Chibani


Abstract The manuscript:“Nuzhat al-Absar fi Fadl al-Nabi al-Mukhtar” has been of great importance because it is one original copy, and as it is known that the original copy is not equal in scientific value to other copies, and also emphasizing this scientific value. in Morocco, according to a specialized scientific committee, where it was submitted by Al-Taher Ahmed Belfakih in a special competition for the Hassan II Prize for Manuscripts, which was held in Rabat in 2011. His treasury belongs to him, in addition to that he deals with the subject of the Prophet’s biography, because God has endowed him with a great position in the hearts of the nation. The manuscript: “Nuzhat al-Absar fi Fadl al-Nabi al-Mukhtar” includes 174 plates, each plate is of two pages, and the number of pages is 357 pages. It was written by its owner, Ahmed bin Yahya al-Tamanarti, in simple Moroccan script, with ink interspersed with red at times, measuring: 22 x 15, and the ruler measuring 21. And the bowl of paper, which carries in its folds an introduction and thirty in which it touched on some of the prophetic virtues, and its copy was completed, on Wednesday the twenty-second of Rabi` al-Thani 1184 AH. Keywords: Abi al-Abbas Ahmad al-Tamanarti, Manuscript of Prophetic Virtues, Method