Islamic Studies

"My Brothers, the Sons of Somalia!" Address by Dr Said Ramadan (1960)

18-page pamphlet with the text of a speech by Egyptian Islamic scholar Dr Said Ramadan - son-in-law of Hassan Al-Banna - representing the Islamic Conference in Jerusalem at the ceremonies for Somalian independence in Mogadishu in July 1960.

18th century map of Arabia

Folding map of Arabia, engraved by Richard William Seale (1703-62), and bound in an edition of George Sale's translation of the Qur'an: 'The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed' (London: Hawes &c., 1764). In addition to delineating the Arabian Peninsula, the map shows the Mediterranean, Indian and Red seas, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Persia, parts of Egypt and Ethiopia, as well as a small insert illustration of ‘The Temple of Mecca, as it was formally, from a draught in the Bodleian Library.'

19th century manuscript copy of 'Hikayet-i Dikyanus'

Manuscript volume in Ottoman Turkish containing copy of 'Hikayet-i Dikyanus', a treatise on 'The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus'. According to a note opposite the title page, the manuscript was written by Syed Mohammed, Persian Secretary to the Bagdad Residency, March 1821. This treatise is based on the popular tale 'The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus' [As'hab al-Kahf] which is recounted in the Qur'an (18:9-22). In this story, a group of young men, persecuted for believing in one God in times before Islam, take refuge in a cave, where they slept for many years in an act of grace from God. Of the questions put to the Prophet by the Quraysh in order to test his prophetic knowledge, one was about how long the sleepers had slept. The volume bears the signature of D.C. Bell, the British resident surgeon and Assistant Resident in Baghdad, who was appointed ca. 1820.

A brief guide to al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem (1950)

An illustrated guide to al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem, published by the Supreme Moslem Council in 1950.

A decorative illustration of verses of the Qur'an.

A decorative illustration of verses of the Qur'an, created in the year 1347 of the Hijri calendar (1928-1929).

Al Da'wa No. 87 (October-November 1983)

Issue No. 87 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in October-November 1983

Al Da'wa No. 87 (September 1983)

Issue No. 87 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in September 1983

Al Da'wa No.107 (September 1985)

Issue No.107 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in September 1984

Al Da'wa No.108 (October-November 1985)

Issue No.108 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in October-November 1985

Al Da'wa No.71 (April 1982)

Issue No.71 of Al Da'wa magazine, in English, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna in April 1982

Al Da'wa No.74 (July 1982)

Issue No.74 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in July 1982

Al Da'wa No.84 (June 1983)

Issue No.84 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in June 1983

Al Da'wa No.86 (August 1983)

Issue No.86 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in August 1983

Al Da'wa No.90 (December 1983)

Issue No.90 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in December 1983

Al Da'wa No.92 (February 1984)

Issue No.92 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in February 1984

Al Da'wa No.93 (March 1984)

Issue No.93 of Al Da'wa magazine, issued by the Muslim Brotherhood network in Vienna, in March 1984

Al-Da'wah Chronicle. The Voice of the Iraqi Mujahideen No.44 (December 1983)

Issue No.44 (December 1983) of 'Al-Da'wah Chronicle. The Voice of the Iraqi Mujahideen', published in London by the Information Committee of the Islamic Da'wa Party (Europe). Topics discussed include the recent bombings of American and other embassies in Kuwait, Ba'athist crimes in Iraq, Islamic political struggle, and 'the Martyrdom of the Five Scholars' in Baghdad in December 1974.

Al-Da'wah Chronicle. The Voice of the Iraqi Mujahideen. Issue No.22 (February 1982)

Issue No.22 (February 1982) of 'Al-Da'wah Chronicle. The Voice of the Iraqi Mujahideen', published in London by the Information Committee of the Islamic Da'wa Party (Europe). Topics discussed include the ongoing massacres of Muslim Brothers in Hama, Syria, Ba'athist crimes in Iraq, the anniversaries of the uprisings in Iraq (February 1977) and Iran (February 1979), Islamic political struggle and relations between different Islamic organisations.