The Zahiriyya Library (Arabic: مكتبة الظاهرية, romanized: Maktaba al-Ẓāhirīyya), also known as the Madrasa al-Zahiriyya (Arabic: مَدْرَسَة الظَّاهِرِيَّة, romanized: Madrasah aẓ-Ẓāhirīyah),[1] is an Islamic library, madrasa, and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. It was established in 1277, taking its name from the Mamluk sultan Baybars al-Zahir (r. 1260–1277), who is buried in this place.
The ZahiriyyaLibrary (Arabic: مكتبة الظاهرية, romanized: Maktaba al-Ẓāhirīyya), also known as the Madrasa al-Zahiriyya (Arabic: مَدْرَسَة الظَّاهِرِيَّة...
theology and Hadith sciences. They also opened Zahiriyyalibrary, Salafiyya library, Al Manar Library, etc., propagating Salafi thought as well as promoting...
indexed them in the archives of the ZahiriyyaLibrary (Maktabat Zahiriyya), one of the most prominent Islamic libraries of the 19th century. Most influential...
and used it to fund a month-long visit to the Zahiriyyalibrary in Damascus, the Ahmadian madrasa library in Aleppo and the Jesuit university in Beirut...
Syria. Al-Madrassa al-Zahiriyya is the school built adjacent to his Mausoleum in Damascus.[citation needed] The Az-Zahiriyah Library has a wealth of manuscripts...
important structure he built in the area is referred to as the Qubba al-Zahiriyya ("the Dome of al-Zahir"), a monumental and richly decorated hall with...
young man in Syria. He would spend many hours in Maktabat Zahiriyya, the first public library in Syria founded by the early Salafi reformer Tahir al-Jaza'iri...
Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library. Zahiriyya Madrasa Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library. Sultaniyya Madrasa Archived...
which was only signed in 1322 by the khan Abu Said", Jean Richard, p.468 "Zahiriyya Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars". Archived from the original...
and craftsmanship, there were nonetheless many examples. The Madrasa al-Zahiriyya in Damascus, which contains the mausoleum of Sultan Baybars I, is still...
13th to 15th centuries. The types of structures built included madrasas, libraries, hospitals, caravanserais, fountains (or sabils), and hammams (bathhouses)...