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Egypt Retrieves Centuries Old Islamic Manuscript

11:33 - August 07, 2018
News ID: 3466498
TEHRAN (IQNA) –  Egypt's national library said it has retrieved a 500-year-old Islamic manuscript that was lost in 1970s.

 

Hesham Azmi, the head of the National Library and Archives, told a press conference on Monday the manuscript, titled "The Summary of the Science of History," is the first known Islamic study of historical theory. 

He said the national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April.

 

Source: news24.com

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