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Introduction about the Library:- Islamic Foundation Bangladesh is an important and
autonomous body of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of the
Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and the Central Library of Islamic Foundation has
been established to preach the real teaching of Islam. The inception of the present
Islamic Foundation Central Library was through the former Islamic Academy in 1960.
At that time the number of books as well as the number readers was also limited.
At the present time, as the number of books has been increased, so also the
number of readers. The knowledge seekers scholar’s writers the students and
teachers of school, colleges Madrasas and the Universities are the regular users
of this Library. Besides the common people of all the strata of the society use
this library to collect their necessary information. The noble object behind the
establishment of this Library was to remove the existing misconception and
ignorance of the people about Islam.
The Islamic Foundation Central Library is the biggest Islamic Public Library in
Bangladesh. Here there are many books in different braches of knowledge on
Quran, Hadith, commentary law and jurisprudence, Islamic philosophy Islamic
History , Economics, political science comparative theology Child Literature and
text books of educational institution to all these. There are many books on
various other disciplines of knowledge- art and science in this library.
Moreover, there in the Library a copy of the Mashafi-Uthmanic the first
manuscript of the Quran presented during the time of Hazrat Uthman(R) the third
Caliph of Islam and a set of the Quran written in Braille style for the blinds.
The total number of books is other mater of the library is as under.
| I. |
Total number of Books up to December, 2006 |
copies |
98485 |
| II. |
The number of pamphlets up to December, 2006 |
copies |
7587 |
| III. |
The number of Journals up to December, 2006 |
copies |
1,44,000 |
| IV. |
The number of Researchers up to December, 2006 |
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2275 |
| V. |
The Number of Readers up to December, 2006 |
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1,60,000 |
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