Noor International Microfilm Center

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]

Noor International Microfilm Center
مرکز بین المللی میکرو فیلم نور
Founded1985
FounderDr. Mahdi Khajeh Piri
Location
Services
Websiteindianislamicmanuscript.com

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
The Library of Noor International Microfilm Center

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

Publications
The Library of Noor International Microfilm Center

Exhibitions and seminars
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References
  1. "Library،Museums and Documents Center of the Iranian Parliament". Noor Microfilm International Center in the Iran Culture House. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. "60 thousand manuscripts".
  3. "Services of Noor International Microfilm Center".
  4. "Replication and restoration of the world's oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha". The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. "Restoration of the world's oldest Nahj al-Balagha in India". AhlulBayt News.
  6. "The replication and repair was the oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha". News Agency. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. "A Copy of Turan Shahi Kulliyate Saadi". India-Iran. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  8. "A Report of refurbished 700-year-old manuscript Kulliyate Saadi in India". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. "A Report of refurbished 700-year-old manuscript Kulliyate Saadi in India". Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. "The replication and restoration of the world's oldest manuscript of Nahj al-Balagha in India". Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  11. "Photo exhibition of manuscript refurbished Fort William College in India". khabaryaab News. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  12. "Fifty five thousand Collection of Indian manuscripts in Noor International Microfilm Center". Rasa News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  13. "The biggest Exhibition of the replications of documents". Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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