Majlis Library: Catalogue of Digitized Manuscripts

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The Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Parliament in Tehran has digitized a large number of manuscripts, which are now accessible on their website. These include Persian, Arabic and Turkish manuscripts:

Manuscripts can be searched by name or catalog number.

Expert tip: “I would recommend that you use Persian spellings while conducting searches with Arabic search terms which are common to Persian. Also, use minimal search strings to get better results. For example, instead of أخبار use the Persian spelling اخبار; instead of حنيفة use حنيفه

An entire digital copy of most manuscripts can be downloaded by pressing the link تحويل.”

Download speeds may be very slow.