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Maulana Azad College

Affiliated to the University of Calcutta

 


Central Library Heritage Archive

Rare Manuscripts Collection

Maulana Azad College, Kolkata proudly preserves an extraordinary treasure of rare Arabic, Persian and Urdu manuscripts reflecting centuries of literature, philosophy, theology, history, culture and intellectual heritage.

Arabic

13 Manuscripts

Persian

98 Manuscripts

Urdu

57 Manuscripts

About The Collection

The Central Library of Maulana Azad College houses a distinguished collection of rare manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages. These manuscripts contain important works on literature, religion, philosophy, poetry, history, language, Sufism and cultural studies. The collection reflects the rich intellectual tradition preserved through generations and serves as a valuable academic resource for scholars, researchers and students.

Arabic Rare Manuscripts Collection

Sl. No. Language Name of Manuscript
1 ARABIC KAF MULTAQI ALA BAHAR
2 ARABIC QURAN VOL-1
3 ARABIC SAHIFAH-I-KAMILA
4 ARABIC QURAN VOL-2
5 ARABIC RISALI-AL-MUSHAYER
6 ARABIC AL-MAQAMAT-I-AL-HINDIYAH & MAHASBAH-I-MAULAVI MUBEEN
7 ARABIC MUSHEER-AL-ISHRAQ WA KHAZAIN AL-USHSHAUQE
8 ARABIC KHULASAT AL-HISAB
9 ARABIC KITAB AL-HADI
10 ARABIC FAZL AL-MA'AD
11 ARABIC SHARH-I-WAQAYA
12 ARABIC ALIF LAILA
13 ARABIC MOQADMA IBN-I-KHALDOOM RC

Persian Rare Manuscripts Collection

Sl. No. Language Name of Manuscript
1PERSIANDIWAN-I-URFI SHIRAZI
2PERSIANFARHANG-I-RASHIDI VOL-1
3PERSIANJAMAL NAMA
4PERSIANMATHNAVI DEH BAB
5PERSIANDIWAN-I-SHAUKAT
6PERSIANTARIKH-I-ALAM ARA-I-ABBASI VOL-1
7PERSIANGUL-O-BULBUL
8PERSIANRISALA-I-ABDULLAH ANSARI
9PERSIANUNKNOWN
10PERSIANDIWAN-I-GHAZALI
11PERSIANGULSHANI-I-RAZ
12PERSIANUNKNOWN TITLE ON SUFISM
13PERSIANMAJMUA-I-ASHAR
14PERSIANDIWAN-I-ATAI
15PERSIANDIWAN-I-DARD
16PERSIANMUBAHESATUL NAFS
17PERSIANMASNAVI WALEH SULTAN
18PERSIANDIWAN-I-MUSHAFI
19PERSIANDIWAN-I-NASIRI
20PERSIANJAHAN ARA-I-ABBASI VOL-2
21PERSIANTARIKH-I-ALAM ARAI-I-ABBASI VOL-2
22PERSIANRAUZATUL SAFFA VOL-1
23PERSIANRAUZATUL SAFFA VOL-2
24PERSIANFARHANGI-I-IBRAHIMI VOL-1
25PERSIANFARHANG-I-IBRAHIMI VOL-2
26PERSIANMUAYIDUL FUDHLA
27PERSIANFIRDAUS-I-SIFAT-IRAN
28PERSIANDIWAN-I-BALIGH
29PERSIANSAFARNAMA-I-TALIBI VOL-1
30PERSIANSAFARNAMA-I-TALIBI VOL-2
31PERSIANDIWAN-I-HAFIZ
32PERSIANDIWAN-I-KALIM
33PERSIANMUNTAKHAB-I-ASHAR-I-FAIZI
34PERSIANMAJALIS-UN-NAFAIS
35PERSIANRUBAIYAT-I-GHUALM MUSTAFA BILGRAMI
36PERSIANRAHAT-I-AFZA
37PERSIANTADHKIRAH-I-NIRMAL
38PERSIANMATHNAVI NIKHAT DAR MADH-I-SHAH ALAM
39PERSIANDIWANI-I-SHAURI KASHANI
40PERSIANNUZHAT-UL ARWAH
40APERSIANDIWAN-I-RAJA SAYYID
41PERSIANTARIKH-I-TAHIRI
42PERSIANMUQADDIMEH-I-KITAB-I-HAJI BABA
44PERSIANMATHNAVI SHAREEF
45PERSIANMAKHZAN-I-AHMEDI
46PERSIANCHAHAR MAQALEH-I-NEHW
47PERSIANMUFAYAT-UL EJAZ
48PERSIANTANBIH-UL GHAFELEEN
49PERSIANJALWA-I-HAIB
51PERSIANBAZ NAMA
52PERSIANQATAT DAR TAZKIRAH-I-KHUSH NAWISH WA QAWAIT-I- KHAT-I- SHIKASTA
53PERSIANRISALA-I-GHAZALAN-UL-HIND
54PERSIANTARIKH-I-HIND
55PERSIANDIWAN-I-NIMATULLAH WALI
56PERSIANTARJUMA-I-FARAIZ-AL SIRAJIYAH
57PERSIANTADHKIRAH-I-SHUARA-I-HIND
58PERSIANQASAID-I-DIWAN-I-TALIB AMLI
59PERSIANDIWAN-I-QASIM ANWAR
60PERSIANTARJUMA-I-SHIKWEH-I-SHAREEF
61PERSIANJAWAHAR AL-ISRAR WA ZAWAHIR-UL-ANWAR
62PERSIANDIWAN-I-WAQIF
63PERSIANDIWAN-I-ATHIR AKSHIATI
64PERSIANAKBAR NAMA VOL-II
65PERSIANYUSUF WA ZULEKHA
66PERSIANKULLIYAT-I-FAIZ
67PERSIANMAKHZAN-UL-ADWIYAH
68PERSIANDASTUR AL-INSHA
69PERSIANDARYA-I-LATAFAT
70PERSIANAIN-I-AKBARI
71PERSIANHAFT PAIKAR
72PERSIANTHAMART-UL HAYAT
73PERSIANNISABUS-SIBIYAN
74PERSIANTUZUKAT-I-TIMURI
75PERSIANFARHANG-I-JAHANGIRI
76PERSIANDIWAN-I-GHANI KASHMIRI
78PERSIANTAZKIRAH-I-DAULAT SHAHI
79PERSIANHADITH-I-SHAREEF
80PERSIANNAFAISUL LUGHAT
81PERSIANINTAKHAB-I-KISHKOL AZ MIRZA IBRAHIM
82PERSIANFARHANG-I-RASHIDI VOL-2
84PERSIANTARIKH-I-ALAM ARA-I- ABBASI VOL-3
86PERSIANEKHLAQUE-I-JALALI
87PERSIANNUSKHA-I-CHAR-GULZAR
88PERSIANTARIKH-I-NADRI
89PERSIANHISTORY OF THE MUGHALS
90PERSIANQABOOS NAMA
91PERSIANDIWAN-I-KHWAJA MOINUDDIN CHISHTI
92PERSIANKULLIYAT-I-ZUBDATUS SALEKEEN-O-ARIFEEN
93PERSIANTABAQAT-I-NASIRI
94PERSIANKULLIYAT-I-SAEB VOL-1
95PERSIANKULLIYAT-I-SAEB VOL-2
96PERSIANA HISTORY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE IN MODERN TIME VOL-1
97PERSIANA HISTORY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE IN MODERN TIME VOL-2
98PERSIANTAFSEER-I-AZIZI

Urdu Rare Manuscripts Collection

Sl. No. Language Name of Manuscript
1URDUSHAKUNTALA NATAK
3URDUKULLIYAT-I-INSHA
5URDUTARIKH-I-ASGHARI
6URDUSRI BHAGVAD GITA VOL-1
7URDUSRI BHAGVAD GITA VOL-2
8URDUDIWAN-I-KABIR
9URDUBARAH MASA
11URDUKULLIYAT-I-MUSHAFI
12URDUKULLIYAT-I-MIR HASAN
13URDUKULLIYAT-I-JURA'T
14URDUKULLIYAT-I-SAUDA
15URDUGANJ-I-KHOOBI (BASE ON AKHLAQ-I-MUHSINI)
16URDUBIDDHYA DARPAN
18URDUMAYAR-UL-ASHA'AR
19URDUTARIKH-I-BURHANPUR
20URDUKULLIYAT-I-SIRAJ
21URDUCHIRAG-I-ABEDI
22URDUQUISSA CHAHAR DARVESH
24URDUKULLIYAT-I-SAUDA VOL-I
25URDUKULLIYAT-I-SAUDA VOL-2
26URDUDIWAN-I-QABOOL
27URDUDIWAN-I-MIR SOOZ
27AURDUDIWAN-I-MIR SOOZ
28URDUMAKHZAN
29URDUKULLIYAT-I-AKHTER
30URDUQISSA-I-AMIR HAMZA VOL-3
31URDUQISSA-I-AMIR HAMZA VOL-2
32URDUQISSA-I-AMIR HAMZA VOL-1
33URDUKULLIYAT-I-MUSHAFI VOL-2
34URDUSAMPURN BUDH PRAKASH
35URDUILLUSTRATED BOOK
36URDUDIWANI-I-MEHAR
37URDUINTEKHAB-I-KULLIYAT-I-SAUDA
38URDUENGLIGH URDU DICTIONARY
39URDUKULLIYAT-I-MIRTAQI
40URDUDIWAN-I-MIRYARALI
41URDUCOLLECTION OF HINDOOSTANEE EXERCISES
42URDUBISTAN-I-HIKMAT
43URDUDIWAN-I-DAGH
44URDUSAIR-E-DELHI KI MALUMAT
46URDUTAZKIRATUL KHAWATEEN
47URDUINTEKHAB-I-MAKHZAN
55URDUASASUL TALEEM
56URDUTARIKH-I-NAZM-O-NASR
57URDUTAZKIRAH-I-URDU MAKHTOOTAT