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Prophet's Mosque Library

The Prophet's Mosque Library is a historic library dedicated to Islamic literature, Quranic sciences, tafsir studies, and hadith sources, located within the Prophet's Mosque. It is known to be the oldest library in Medina.

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Prophet's Mosque Library

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Medina, Saudi Arabia

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History

The Prophet's Mosque Library is one of the oldest libraries in the Islamic world. It is reported that one of the mushafs copied during the time of Hz. Osman is preserved here. Throughout history, the library has been expanded and renovated during various periods. The current library has a rich collection consisting of tens of thousands of volumes in the fields of Quranic sciences, tafsir, hadith, fiqh, and Islamic history. The library is open to visitors during the Hajj and Umrah seasons and is made available for researchers, scholars, and students. Digital cataloging work has also been carried out. [Source: "Mescid-i Nebevî", TDV Islamic Encyclopedia, https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/mescid-i-nebevi]