Noor International Microfilm Center Explained

Noor International Microfilm Center
Founded:1985
Location City:New Delhi
Location Country:India

Noor International Microfilm Center is situated in the Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi and is occupied in carrying out repair work and preparing microfilm, photographing of the old manuscripts and printing them. This center was established in the year 1985 as a result of efforts made by Dr. Mahdi Khajeh Piri. The inception of educational and cultural activities of this center coincided with the 400th death anniversary of Allamah Qazi Nurullah Shustari (died 1409 A.H). He was an Iranian Mohadis, orator, literary person and poet in India. The Noor international Microfilm Center was named after this great learned man in recognition to his service.[1]

Activities

The Noor Center Was founded with an objective to protect and publish the Islamic Iranian heritage. Among these activities of this center is to prepare photographs and microfilm of more than sixty thousand Persian, Arabic and Urdu manuscripts of Indian Libraries like (Maulana Azad Library, Lucknow Library, Libraries of Gujarat etc.).[2] Likewise, the photographic collection of manuscripts and microfilm available in the summary and detailed catalogue has been prepared in Persian, Arabic, English and Urdu.[3] [4] [5] [6] Likewise, this center has created a new and completely exclusive method to repair and protect the manuscripts through herbal treatment among them the manuscripts of Kulliyat Saadi[7] and other oldest copy of Nahj al-Balagha can be mentioned.[8] [9]

So far more than two hundred exquisite manuscripts of Islamic books have been printed and circulated by this center with the same characteristics of the original copies. This kind of circulation has been for the first time designed and implemented in this center.[10]

Aims and objectives

Noor International Microfilm Center started its function with the following aims and objects:

Publications

Exhibitions and seminars

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LibraryŘŚMuseums and Documents Center of the Iranian Parliament . Noor Microfilm International Center in the Iran Culture House . 2 January 2012 .
  2. Web site: 60 thousand manuscripts .
  3. Web site: Services of Noor International Microfilm Center .
  4. Web site: Replication and restoration of the world's oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha . The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) . 26 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Restoration of the world's oldest Nahj al-Balagha in India . AhlulBayt News .
  6. Web site: The replication and repair was the oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha . News Agency . 13 April 2013.
  7. Web site: A Copy of Turan Shahi Kulliyate Saadi . India-Iran . 8 July 2011.
  8. Web site: A Report of refurbished 700-year-old manuscript Kulliyate Saadi in India . Central News Agency . 20 April 2013.
  9. Web site: A Report of refurbished 700-year-old manuscript Kulliyate Saadi in India . Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA . 22 April 2013.
  10. Web site: The replication and restoration of the world's oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha in India . https://archive.today/20130430142715/http://old.irna.ir/News/80611121/%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%AE%D8%B7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A/ . dead . 30 April 2013 . Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA . 12 April 2013 .
  11. Web site: Photo exhibition of manuscript refurbished Fort William College in India. khabaryaab News. 28 December 2010. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095634/http://www.khabaryaab.com/News/257832/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AA_%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE_%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF.htm. dead.
  12. Web site: Fifty five thousand Collection of Indian manuscripts in Noor International Microfilm Center. Rasa News. 28 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031445/http://rasanews.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=88260. 5 March 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: The biggest Exhibition of the replications of documents. Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA. 3 May 2013.

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