Bait al-Hikmah Library

Main research library at Hamdard University in Karachi, Pakistan, which was established in December of 1989 through the efforts and collections of Shaheed Hakim Muhammad Said, the founder of the library and university. Named after the famous and destroyed library in Baghdad of Abū Jaʻfar al-Manṣūr, it houses about 300,000 volumes as of 2023, including rare manuscripts in Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Panjabi, Pashto, and Turkish. Its collections also include the translation of the Qurʼan in 66 different languages (with one copy in Braille) and 657 manuscripts from renowned, presently active scholars in Pakistan. The library also supports student and faculty research.

HMML ID
329871453361
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/329871453361
LC name
Bait al-Hikmah Library
HMML name
Bait al-Hikmah Library
HMML native script
بیت الحکمت لائبریری

Variants

  • Bait al-Ḥikmat Lāʼibrerī
  • Bait-ul-Hikmah
  • BHL
  • Hamdard University (Karachi, Pakistan). Bait al-Hikmah Library
  • Hamdard University (Karachi, Pakistan). Library
  • Hamdard University. Bait al-Hikmah Library
  • Hamdard University. Library
  • House of Wisdom

Organization information

Organization type
Libraries
Foundation date
1989-12
Centuries
20th century CE ● 21st century CE
Locations
Countries
Languages
Fields of activity

Organization relationships

Parent organizations

General notes

Citations
Bait al-Hikmah, communication to Ahmad Atta, September 19, 2023.

Preferred citation

"Bait al-Hikmah Library." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified April 24, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/329871453361

Change notes

Date added
2023-09-19
Last edited
2024-04-24