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The World's oldest library, Fez, Morocco
Morocco has always been at the top list of many literature and art lovers, the cherry on the top it has a new reason for all the bibliomaniacs and bibliophile : The restoration of the oldest library-The Al- Qurawiyyin in Fez, Morocco.
Founded in 859, The Al- Qurawiyyin thought to be the oldest library in the world.The library has had a long history. It was originally opened by Fatima-Al-Fihri , the daughter of a rich immigrant from Tunisia in the form of Mosque. Well educated and learned, Fatima decided to spend her entire inheritance on building a mosque and knowledge center for her community.
The library has the collection of 4000 rare books and ancient Arabic manuscripts written by scholars Manuscripts include 9th-century version of Quran. In 2012, with the library's vast collection of religious texts and philosophical treatises decaying in the Moroccan heat, the Moroccan Ministry of Culture began a full restoration of the space, led by the Canadian-Moroccan architect Aziza Chaouni.
The restored library will retain much of its ancient splendor, but with a few 21st-century upgrades including solar panels, a new gutter system, humidity controls, and air conditioning to control the climate that over the years was damaging the building itself—and the 4,000 ancient manuscripts it contains. A state-of-the-art laboratory has been added to the premises as well, where a full-time staff will preserve and digitize the texts, and upgraded computerized security systems will replace the lock-and-key doors that housed some of the library's most valuable pieces. Although, it's not like the ancient method wasn't thorough. According to the Guardian, some of the most valuable manuscripts, including a ninth-century Quran written in ornate Kufic calligraphy, were housed for centuries behind an iron door with four locks each corresponding to a key held by a different person. For the door to be opened all four key-keepers had to be present.
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Lagani Vyas - syaheecom@gmail.com
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वो जो हँसते हुए दिखते है न लोग
अक्सर वो कुछ तन्हा से होते है
पराये अहसासों को लफ़्ज देतें है
खुद के दर्द पर खामोश रहते है
जो पोछतें दूसरे के आँसू अक्सर
खुद अँधेरे में तकिये को भिगोते है
वो जो हँसते हुए दिखते है लोग
अक्सर वो कुछ तन्हा से होते है
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