Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• 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 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'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.
• Al-Salam, nos. 1-13, 6 Dec 1948 - 3 March 1949
  Volume 1, issues 1-13 of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales.
• Al-Salam, nos. 14-26, 10 March - 5 June 1949
  Volume 1, issues 14-26 of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales.
• Al-Salam, nos. 27-39, 12 June - 18 September 1949
  Volume 1, issues 27-39 of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales.
• Al-Salam, nos. 40-52, 25 September 1949 - 25 December 1949
  Volume 1, issues 40-52 of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. Nos. 48-51 and a few other pages are missing.
• Al-Salam, nos. 53-59, 1 January 1950 - 12 March 1950
  Volume 2, issues 53-59 of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales.
• Al-Salam, nos. 60-66, 26 March 1950 - 18 June 1950
  Volume 2, issues 60-66, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales.
• Al-Salam, nos. 67-73, 2 July 1950 - 10 September 1950
  Volume 2, issues 67-73, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. Number 70 is missing.
• Al-Salam, nos. 74-81, 24 September 1950 - 31 December 1950
  Volume 2, issues 74-81, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. A couple of pages from no. 76 are missing.
• Al-Salam, nos. 82-89, 14 January 1951 - 27 May 1951
  Volume 3, issues 82-89, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. Page 1 of no. 82 is missing.
• Al-Salam, nos. 90-96, 10 June 1951 - 2 September 1951
  Volume 3, issues 90-96, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. Several page numbers are unclear, and some may be missing or out of order.
• Al-Salam, nos. 97-107, 6 January 1952 - 20 May 1952
  Volume 4, issues 97-107, of Al-Salam, a weekly Yemeni publication produced by Sheikh Abdullah al-Hakimi in Cardiff, Wales. Nos. 101-103 are missing.
• An illustration depicting Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, companion and father-in-law of the prophet Muhammad, and the second Caliph of Islam, conquering Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).
  An illustration depicting Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, companion and father-in-law of the prophet Muhammad, and the second Caliph of Islam, conquering Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).
• An illustration depicting the She-Camel of the prophet Saleh.
  An illustration depicting the She-Camel of the prophet Saleh, mentioned in the Qur'an [7:73] and believed to have prophesied to the tribe of Thamud at Hegra [Al-Hijr] in ancient Arabia - and therefore commemorated in the name Mada’in Salih.
• An illustration of the Buraq, the horse-like creature who - according to certain Islamic hadiths - carried the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during his Night Journey
  An illustration of Buraq, the horse-like creature of the prophet Muhammad, on which Muhammad rode from Mecca to Jerusalem, up through the seven heavens to God and back.
• Arabic Manuscript Relating to Water
  Arabic manuscript treatise on Islamic teaching regarding water, including ritual ablutions and drinking. The manuscript is bound in leather and is possibly from Oman.
• Documents of Indictment (1994): A collection of documents condemning the mercenary and terrorist wing of the Kurdistan Islamic Movement and ordering it to attack the federal government in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
  A compilation of documents published by the PUK to highlight terrorist activities undertaken by the Kurdistan Islamic Movement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Holy Islam
  Issue No.3 of 'Holy Islam', a Kurdish-language bulletin published by the Kurdish Islamic movement, featuring articles on religious and political topics, Ba'athism, the peshmerga, poetry, along with photographs of Sheikh Mohammed Hatami, Navvab Safavi and Saddam Hussein.
• Internal formations of the Kurdish Islamic Army
  30-page photocopied booklet on the 'Internal formations of the Kurdish Islamic Army', providing details of the military and civil structures, the roles of the Shura council, and other matters. Dated 18/4/1982 with the Islamic date of 23 Jumada al-Thani written alongside.
• Interview with Hedayat Matin-Daftari
  Interview between Fred Halliday and Iranian human rights lawyer Hedayat Matin-Daftari. Typed document, heavily edited and annotated.
• Iraqi Islamic Party: Principles and Concepts