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?O people, those of you who seek advice from Allah will be granted divine succour, and he who takes His advice as a guide is a lead to that which is more stable, for one who takes refuge in Allah is the secure and his enemy is the frightened.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 147

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Question : #509 Category: Islamic History
Subject: Islamic Library
Question: which is the first libraray of islamic history and where it is situated
Answer: Islams contribution to humanity is of great degree, where the first public libraries were created by Muslims.

There were many private libraries through the Islamic era, such as Bayt ul Hikma (House of Wisdom), and its understood the city of Baghdad had the first public library.

It was not restricted to the sciences of Shariah only; however, it included the daily life sciences, like medicine, engineering, astronomy, physics and others.

Moreover, it included centers of translation from Greek, Persian, Indian and other languages to Arabic or from Arabic to other prevailing languages at that time. Furthermore, it contained huge halls for the purpose of lectures and debates and thousands of laborers and employees. This took place during the 2nd AH/ 9th AD.

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