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JM-MA
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Al-A'feefi Library (MA)
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- مكتبة العفيفي
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- Private
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Al-A'feefi family
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Isawwiyya (?) - Mount Scopus
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History
The Afeefi, famous family of Imams and scholars, owns a small but very special collection, known as the Makhtotat al-Afeefi. The library located in the family home in Isawwiyya - Mount Scopus contains 43 manuscripts dedicated to astronomy (Falak) and science.
The manuscripts were microfilmed and can be read at the Islamic Heritage Centre.
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Entry prepared on November 2018.
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Jerusalem historical libraries and archives revisited, Revised report prepared for Open Jerusalem, October 2014, Merav Mack
Maintenance notes
Author: Open Jerusalem http://www.openjerusalem.org/