Anyone who has hunted for a manuscript knows the feeling: long hours of searching, scattered sources and tools that fall short. The project began from that struggle, and from a personal passion to solve a problem I lived with myself.
The dream was to bring our scattered treasures together in one place that is easy to reach and effective. Today that dream is our goal: building a global digital index of Islamic manuscripts.
What is Al-Mufahris?
A digital index of more than two million records of Islamic manuscripts, offered through a simple, fast Mini-App on Telegram. We focus on simplicity and speed so that anyone, anywhere, can search this vast sea and reach the bibliographic data of the manuscripts.
Where does the data come from?
From bibliographic data published by major libraries, old printed catalogues and public digital catalogues. Most manuscripts today come from Turkey, Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, but the index also includes data from many other centres around the world.
Accuracy
Compiling this much data combined computer processing with human review, so some errors or gaps may appear. We are committed to uncovering and correcting them continuously in coming updates.
Why Telegram?
For its modern features, ease of use and availability on phone and computer, among other reasons. Another reason: the efforts of people devoted to Islamic heritage have already put manuscripts from very many libraries on Telegram, making them available for use.
