About Shibli Academy

DarulMusannefin, also known as Shibli Academy, is a unique research institution based in Azamgarh, India. It is the oldest and most reputable research institution established by the Muslims of the Indo-Pak Sub-continent. It was established by Allama Shibli Nomani, the great Islamic scholar and historian whose biography of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Siratun Nabi, has no parallel in any language. He completed two volumes of this monumental work before his death in 1915. The next five volumes were completed by his able disciple and successor AllamaSulaimanNadwi.During this period spanning over more than a century, the institution has published over 275 books of high-class research, many are in multi-volumes. These books, originally written in Urdu, have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages including Arabic, Persian, Turkish and English as well as Hindi and Malyalam etc. The institution’s highly acclaimed monthly journal, Ma’arif, continues its uninterrupted publication since 1916. The great Islamic scholar, Dr Muhammad Hamidullah, considered it as the Muslim World’s best journal, while another famed Arab scholar Shaikh Abdul Fattah Ab...

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DarulMusannefin, also known as Shibli Academy, is a unique research institution based in Azamgarh, India. It is the oldest and most reputable research institution established by the Muslims of the Indo-Pak Sub-continent. It was established by Allama Shibli Nomani, the great Islamic scholar and historian whose biography of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Siratun Nabi, has no parallel in any language.

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Shibli Academy’s urgent needs
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CORPUS

Every research and educational institution needs a robust permanent corpus to help it run smoothly and take care of its ...

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HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

The Academy campus has vast vacant land. It is proposed to build an English-medium higher secondary school (upto Class 1...

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THE ACADEMY LIBRARY

The Academy library has over 100,000 books, mostly rare, and hundreds of Arabic, Persian and Urdu manuscripts. The curre...

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RESIDENTIAL FLATS FOR STAFF AND SCHOLARS

The Academy already has some residential quarters for its staff but these are not sufficient to meet its needs. At least...

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EXPANSION OF THE GUEST HOUSE AND CONFERENCE HALL

The Academy has a guest house for its guests and visiting scholars. Likewise, it has a conference hall for its meetings,...

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ADDITIONAL PRINTING MACHINERY

For the Academy’s existing printing press to be fully functional, serve the Academy’s needs as well as do so...

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DarulMusannefin, also known as Shibli Academy, is a unique research institution based in Azamgarh, India. It is the oldest and most reputable research institution established by the Muslims of the Indo-Pak Sub-continent.