Hazrat Pir Mohammed Shah Library and Research Centre (HPMSLARC) was established with a Dargah library located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The library is a treasure of Islamic culture and heritage collection, and it is one of the oldest libraries in India . The library is located within the precincts of the tomb-shrine complex of HPMSLARC. The library building is 117 years old, but the collection contains manuscripts that are 350 to 500 years old alike. There are 3906 manuscripts available, as well as rare books in Urdu, Arabic, Persian, and Gurjari. The library houses several cultural heritage manuscripts such as a 16th-century Quran, a handwritten Quran of the late 19th or early 20th century, a Persian translation of Mahabharata by Pandit Jivandas, a collection of Ghazals’ by Humayun, stone inscriptions and wooden inscriptions. There are several copies of the Quran from the 13th to the 17th centuries, which have fine calligraphy and dust calligraphy and are decorated with floral motifs.
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