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Basic Reference Works for University Libraries
Basic Reference Works for University Libraries
Library Catalogs of Arabic Manuscripts
- Catalogues of the National Library, Rabat, set of 6 volumes, 1997-2002, $196.00
- Al Fifris al Mujaz li Makhtutat Khizanat ' Allal al Fasi (4 vols.). Manuscripts Catalog of 'Allal al Fasi's private library in Rabat, 1992-1997, $86.00
- Fihris Khizanat al Qarawiyin (4 vols.), 1980. Catalog of the Arabic manuscripts kept at the Qarawiyin, one of the oldest university libraries in the Islamic world (rare). Volumes 3 and 4 out of print, $79.00 for volumes 1-2.
- Fihris Makhtutat Khizanat Ibn Yusuf bi Murrakush (Catalog of Arabic ms. at the most important library of Marrakesh), $86.00
- Dalil Makhtutat Dar al Kutub al Nasiriya, 1985 (Catalog of the Nasiri zawiya in Tamagrut), $18.00
- Dalil al Khizanat al Hubusiya (Catalog of manuscripts found in the zawiya and mosque libraries throughout Morocco), 2 volumes, 2001, $44.00
- Masadir Tarikh al Maghrib (Sources of Moroccan histoy by Muhammad al Mannuni (3 vols. Volume 1 is out of print now), 1990, 2002. $67.00
- The Royal Library and the General (National) Library in Rabat have also published a series of ms. catalogs during the last few years (Details upon request)
- Dalil Makhtutat Al Jami' Al Kabir bi Taza (manuscript catalog of the great mosque library in Taza), 2002, 2 volumes, $44.00
- Fihris Makhtutat Al Jami' Al Kabir bi Maknas (manuscript catalog of the great mosque in Meknes), 2004, $28.00
- Fihris Maktabat 'Abdallah Gannun (Tangier), Ministry of Islamic Affairs, 1996, $24.00
- Catalogue of history manuscripts at the Royal Library (Fihris Makhtutat Al Tarikh), Rabat, 2 volumes, 2002, $86.00
Encyclopedias/ Dictionaries
- Ma'lamat al Maghrib (Encyclopedia of Morocco, 18 vols. published until now). 1989-2003, Luxury binding. Contributions by leading academics in Morocco on every aspect of Moroccan history, society and culture. $1,180.00 (for separate volumes: $56.00/ea.)
- Al Mu'jam al 'Arabi-al Amazighi (Arabic-Berber dictionary) by Muhammad Shafiq (3 vols, but volume 1 has become rare), 1990-2000. The most authoritative dictionary of its kind by the director of the Royal Institute for Amazigh Culture in Morocco, $120.00 for volumes 2 and 3.
- Dictionnaire Colin de l'Arabe Marocain (8 vols.), 1993. This is the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of Moroccan Arabic by a leading French orientalist. The result of years of compilation. $236.00
Biographical Dictionaries
- Al I'lam biman halla Murrakush min al A'lam ( biographies of Marrakesh) by Ibn Ibrahim al Murrakushi (11 vols., including index volume), 1974-2002, $230.00
- A'lam al Maghrib al 'Arabi (Maghrebi biographies) by A. Benmansour, 1979-1998, 6 vols, $132.00
- Azhar al Riyad fi Akhbar al Qadi 'Ayyad (biography of the famous Maliki scholar 'Ayyad, by Shihab al Din al Maqqari (5 vols.), 1978-1980, $96.50
- Nashr al Mathani by Muhammad al Qadiri (4vols.). Chronicles of the Fez in the 17th & 18th centuries, 1977-1982, volume 1 is out of print, $128.00 for vols. 2, 3 and 4
- Al Rawda al Maqsuda fi Ma'athir Bani Suda by Sulayman al Hawwat (2vols.), 1994, $39.50
- Mawsu'at A'lam al Maghrib, Muhammad Hajji, editor (10 vols.). Luxury binding. Biographies of eminent 'ulama and sufis from Morocco over 13 centuries! 1997, $294.00
- Jadhwat al Iqtibas fi Dhikr man halla min al A'lam Madinat Fas by Ibn al Qadi (2vols.). Biographies from Fez in the Medieval period, 1974, $64.00 (Rare)
- A'lam al Fikr wa al Thaqafa fi al Jaza'ir by Yahiya Buaziz (2 vols.). Algerian biographies, 1995, $84.00
- Ithaf al Mutali' bi Wafayat A'lam al Qarn al Thalith 'Ashar wa al Rabi' by A. Ibn Suda (2 vols.). Moroccan biographies from the 19th & 20th centuries, 1997, $84.00
- Tarajim al Mu'allifin al Tunisiyin by Muhammad Mahfud (5 vols.), 1982-1986 (Biographies of Tunisian writers), $164.00
- Athar al Imam al Muhammad al Bashir al Ibrahimi (5 vols.). Works of the famous Algerian scholar, 1997, $198.00
- Abd Al Kabir Al Kattani, Zahr al As fi Buyutat Fas, 2 vols. (the families of Fez), 2001, $64.00
- Brochier, Livre d'Or du Maroc: dictionnaire des personnalites passees et contemporaines du Maroc (1935-1936), reprint, 2005, $186.00
- Marthe et Edmond Gouvion, Kitab A'yane Al Maghrib Al Aqsa, 2 volumes, reprint, 2001, 914 pages, $324.00
- Gérard Flandry, La bibliographie du Maroc: Ouvrages parus depuis les origines jusqu'aux années 1950 (5, 830 items), 2004 (reprint), $170.00
Fatwa Collections
- Al Nawazil al Sughra by Al Mahdi al Wazzani, 1992-1993 (4 vols. with Vol.1 out of print), $122.00
- Al Nawazil al Kubra, also known as Al Mi'yar al Jadid, by al Mahdi al Wazzani (12 vols.), 1996-1999, $280.00
- Nawazil al Wansharisi, or Al Mi'yar al Mu'rib, Luxury binding (13 vols.), 1981, $320.00 (RARE)
- Nawazil al 'Alami (3 vols.), 1986-1989, $96.00
- Al Bayan wa al Tahsil by Abu al Walid Ibn Rushd. Luxury binding (19 vols.), 1988, $324.00
Fiqh / Shari'a
- Al Tamhid li ma fi al Muwatta' min al Ma'ani by Abu Imran Ibn 'Abd al Barr (26 vols.), 1967-1992, $158.00
- Kitab Tahdhib al Masalik li Nusrat Madhhab al Imam Malik by Abu al Hajjaj al Fandalawi (5 vols.), 1999, $94.00
- Al Waqf fi al Fikr al Islami by M. Ibn Abd Allah (2 vols.), 1996, $24.50
Sufism
- Al Tariqa al Tijaniya by Ahmad al Azami (3 vols.), 2000, $75.00
- Al Zawiya al Fasiya by Nufisa al Dhahbi, 2001, $ 46.50
- Al Tasawwuf wa al Bid'a (the 'Akakiza sect), by A. Najmi, 2000, $28.50
- Regards sur le Temps des Soufis by Ibn al Zayyat al Tadili (French transl. of Al Tashawwuf), 1995, $66.50
- Batran, The Qadiriya Brotherhood in West Africa and the Western Sahara, Rabat, 2001, $26.00
History
- Al Istiqsa by Al Nasiri, New annotated edition in 8 volumes, 2002, $134.00
- Histoire des Berbères by Ibn Khaldun (4 vols.), 1984, $190.00
- Le Maroc et l'Europe by J-L. Miège (5 vols), 1996, $142.00
- Rawd al Qirtas by Ibn Zar', French translation, 1999, $57.00
- Al Anis al Mutrib by Ibn Abi Zar', a new revised edition of the famous Qirtas, 2002, NEW! $34.00
- Al Istiqsa fi Tarikh al Maghrib al Aqsa by Al Nasiri, old edition (3 vols.), 1977, $68.00
- Wasf Ifriqiya by al Wazzan (Léon l'Africain), 2 volumes in one, 1983, $78.00
- Ifriqiya by G. Marmol (3 vols.), 1984, $58.00
- Madhahir Yaqazat al Maghrib al Hadith by Muhammad al Mannuni (2 vols.), 1999, $78.50
- Jami' al Qarawiyin by Abd al Hadi al Tazi (3 vols.), 2000, $122.00
- Quatre Siècles d'Histoire du Maroc by AJP Martin, 1994, $76.50
- Tarikh al Jaza'ir al Thaqafi (Cultural history of Algeria) by Abu al Qasim Sa'd Allah (9 vols.), 1998, $242.00 (RARE)
- Abhath fi Tarikh al Jaza'ir (Studies in Algerian history) by the same author (4 vols.), 1990-1996, $94.00
- AlHaraka al Wataniya al Jaza'iriya (Algerian nationalism) by the same author (4 vols.), 1992-2000, $124.00
- Qabas min al Makhtut al Maghribi ( Studies on the Moroccan manuscript & unpublished historical documents) by Muhammad al Mannuni, 3 vols, 1999, $140.00
Art / Islamic Architecture (Beaux Livres)
- Marrakech: Jardins et Demeures by Narjess Ghachem, 1992, $146.00
- Architecture Sacrée de l'Islam by Yves Corbandeau, 1997, $240.00
- Voyages au Maroc by Eugène Delacroix, 2000, $68.00
- Les Jardins du Maroc by Irène Menjili, 2000, $94.00
- Corpus des Tapis Marocains by Prosper Ricard (4 sets), Reprint, 2001, $220.00
- Arabesques/ Arts Décoratifs au Maroc by Jean Marc Castera, 1996, $180.00
- The Imperial Cities of Morocco by Mohamed Metalsi, 1999, $76.00
Essential Reprints
The following collection was initiated by the French protectorate in Morocco a few years after colonization in 1912 and served for decades as the basic source of information on Moroccan society:
- Mission Scientifique du Maroc, Archives Marocaines (34 volumes, 1904-1936, vol 25 was never published), 13,640 pages on Moroccan society during the early 20th century. The basic source for the French administration in Morocco. A must for every research library on Morocco! $2,700.00
- Direction des Affaires Indigenes
- JD Brethes, Contribution a l'histoire du Maroc par les recherches numismatiques, 2001, $154.00
- Marthe et Edmond Gouvion, Kitab Aayane Al Maghrib Laksa (the great figures of Morocco during the early 20th century), 2001, $168.00
- Jean Besancenot, Bijoux arabes et berbères du Maroc (193 models of Moroccan jewelry), 2001, $170.00
- Stephane Gsell, L'histoire ancienne de l'Afrique du nord, 8 volumes, 2005. The best book on North African ancient history. $1,600
- Comite d'Etudes Berbères de Rabat, Les Archives Berbères, 4 volumes, 2005, $650.00
- Paul Eudel, Dictionnaire des bijoux de l'Afrique du Nord, 2004, $95.00
- Charles de Foucauld, Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884, reprint of the 1888 edition, 1998, $46.00
- Catalogues of the National Library, Rabat, set of 6 volumes, 1997-2002, $196.00
- Al Fifris al Mujaz li Makhtutat Khizanat ' Allal al Fasi (4 vols.). Manuscripts Catalog of 'Allal al Fasi's private library in Rabat, 1992-1997, $86.00
- Fihris Khizanat al Qarawiyin (4 vols.), 1980. Catalog of the Arabic manuscripts kept at the Qarawiyin, one of the oldest university libraries in the Islamic world (rare). Volumes 3 and 4 out of print, $79.00 for volumes 1-2.
- Fihris Makhtutat Khizanat Ibn Yusuf bi Murrakush (Catalog of Arabic ms. at the most important library of Marrakesh), $86.00
- Dalil Makhtutat Dar al Kutub al Nasiriya, 1985 (Catalog of the Nasiri zawiya in Tamagrut), $18.00
- Dalil al Khizanat al Hubusiya (Catalog of manuscripts found in the zawiya and mosque libraries throughout Morocco), 2 volumes, 2001, $44.00
- Masadir Tarikh al Maghrib (Sources of Moroccan histoy by Muhammad al Mannuni (3 vols. Volume 1 is out of print now), 1990, 2002. $67.00
- The Royal Library and the General (National) Library in Rabat have also published a series of ms. catalogs during the last few years (Details upon request)
- Dalil Makhtutat Al Jami' Al Kabir bi Taza (manuscript catalog of the great mosque library in Taza), 2002, 2 volumes, $44.00
- Fihris Makhtutat Al Jami' Al Kabir bi Maknas (manuscript catalog of the great mosque in Meknes), 2004, $28.00
- Fihris Maktabat 'Abdallah Gannun (Tangier), Ministry of Islamic Affairs, 1996, $24.00
- Catalogue of history manuscripts at the Royal Library (Fihris Makhtutat Al Tarikh), Rabat, 2 volumes, 2002, $86.00
Encyclopedias/ Dictionaries
- Ma'lamat al Maghrib (Encyclopedia of Morocco, 18 vols. published until now). 1989-2003, Luxury binding. Contributions by leading academics in Morocco on every aspect of Moroccan history, society and culture. $1,180.00 (for separate volumes: $56.00/ea.)
- Al Mu'jam al 'Arabi-al Amazighi (Arabic-Berber dictionary) by Muhammad Shafiq (3 vols, but volume 1 has become rare), 1990-2000. The most authoritative dictionary of its kind by the director of the Royal Institute for Amazigh Culture in Morocco, $120.00 for volumes 2 and 3.
- Dictionnaire Colin de l'Arabe Marocain (8 vols.), 1993. This is the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of Moroccan Arabic by a leading French orientalist. The result of years of compilation. $236.00
Biographical Dictionaries
- Al I'lam biman halla Murrakush min al A'lam ( biographies of Marrakesh) by Ibn Ibrahim al Murrakushi (11 vols., including index volume), 1974-2002, $230.00
- A'lam al Maghrib al 'Arabi (Maghrebi biographies) by A. Benmansour, 1979-1998, 6 vols, $132.00
- Azhar al Riyad fi Akhbar al Qadi 'Ayyad (biography of the famous Maliki scholar 'Ayyad, by Shihab al Din al Maqqari (5 vols.), 1978-1980, $96.50
- Nashr al Mathani by Muhammad al Qadiri (4vols.). Chronicles of the Fez in the 17th & 18th centuries, 1977-1982, volume 1 is out of print, $128.00 for vols. 2, 3 and 4
- Al Rawda al Maqsuda fi Ma'athir Bani Suda by Sulayman al Hawwat (2vols.), 1994, $39.50
- Mawsu'at A'lam al Maghrib, Muhammad Hajji, editor (10 vols.). Luxury binding. Biographies of eminent 'ulama and sufis from Morocco over 13 centuries! 1997, $294.00
- Jadhwat al Iqtibas fi Dhikr man halla min al A'lam Madinat Fas by Ibn al Qadi (2vols.). Biographies from Fez in the Medieval period, 1974, $64.00 (Rare)
- A'lam al Fikr wa al Thaqafa fi al Jaza'ir by Yahiya Buaziz (2 vols.). Algerian biographies, 1995, $84.00
- Ithaf al Mutali' bi Wafayat A'lam al Qarn al Thalith 'Ashar wa al Rabi' by A. Ibn Suda (2 vols.). Moroccan biographies from the 19th & 20th centuries, 1997, $84.00
- Tarajim al Mu'allifin al Tunisiyin by Muhammad Mahfud (5 vols.), 1982-1986 (Biographies of Tunisian writers), $164.00
- Athar al Imam al Muhammad al Bashir al Ibrahimi (5 vols.). Works of the famous Algerian scholar, 1997, $198.00
- Abd Al Kabir Al Kattani, Zahr al As fi Buyutat Fas, 2 vols. (the families of Fez), 2001, $64.00
- Brochier, Livre d'Or du Maroc: dictionnaire des personnalites passees et contemporaines du Maroc (1935-1936), reprint, 2005, $186.00
- Marthe et Edmond Gouvion, Kitab A'yane Al Maghrib Al Aqsa, 2 volumes, reprint, 2001, 914 pages, $324.00
- Gérard Flandry, La bibliographie du Maroc: Ouvrages parus depuis les origines jusqu'aux années 1950 (5, 830 items), 2004 (reprint), $170.00
Fatwa Collections
- Al Nawazil al Sughra by Al Mahdi al Wazzani, 1992-1993 (4 vols. with Vol.1 out of print), $122.00
- Al Nawazil al Kubra, also known as Al Mi'yar al Jadid, by al Mahdi al Wazzani (12 vols.), 1996-1999, $280.00
- Nawazil al Wansharisi, or Al Mi'yar al Mu'rib, Luxury binding (13 vols.), 1981, $320.00 (RARE)
- Nawazil al 'Alami (3 vols.), 1986-1989, $96.00
- Al Bayan wa al Tahsil by Abu al Walid Ibn Rushd. Luxury binding (19 vols.), 1988, $324.00
Fiqh / Shari'a
- Al Tamhid li ma fi al Muwatta' min al Ma'ani by Abu Imran Ibn 'Abd al Barr (26 vols.), 1967-1992, $158.00
- Kitab Tahdhib al Masalik li Nusrat Madhhab al Imam Malik by Abu al Hajjaj al Fandalawi (5 vols.), 1999, $94.00
- Al Waqf fi al Fikr al Islami by M. Ibn Abd Allah (2 vols.), 1996, $24.50
Sufism
- Al Tariqa al Tijaniya by Ahmad al Azami (3 vols.), 2000, $75.00
- Al Zawiya al Fasiya by Nufisa al Dhahbi, 2001, $ 46.50
- Al Tasawwuf wa al Bid'a (the 'Akakiza sect), by A. Najmi, 2000, $28.50
- Regards sur le Temps des Soufis by Ibn al Zayyat al Tadili (French transl. of Al Tashawwuf), 1995, $66.50
- Batran, The Qadiriya Brotherhood in West Africa and the Western Sahara, Rabat, 2001, $26.00
History
- Al Istiqsa by Al Nasiri, New annotated edition in 8 volumes, 2002, $134.00
- Histoire des Berbères by Ibn Khaldun (4 vols.), 1984, $190.00
- Le Maroc et l'Europe by J-L. Miège (5 vols), 1996, $142.00
- Rawd al Qirtas by Ibn Zar', French translation, 1999, $57.00
- Al Anis al Mutrib by Ibn Abi Zar', a new revised edition of the famous Qirtas, 2002, NEW! $34.00
- Al Istiqsa fi Tarikh al Maghrib al Aqsa by Al Nasiri, old edition (3 vols.), 1977, $68.00
- Wasf Ifriqiya by al Wazzan (Léon l'Africain), 2 volumes in one, 1983, $78.00
- Ifriqiya by G. Marmol (3 vols.), 1984, $58.00
- Madhahir Yaqazat al Maghrib al Hadith by Muhammad al Mannuni (2 vols.), 1999, $78.50
- Jami' al Qarawiyin by Abd al Hadi al Tazi (3 vols.), 2000, $122.00
- Quatre Siècles d'Histoire du Maroc by AJP Martin, 1994, $76.50
- Tarikh al Jaza'ir al Thaqafi (Cultural history of Algeria) by Abu al Qasim Sa'd Allah (9 vols.), 1998, $242.00 (RARE)
- Abhath fi Tarikh al Jaza'ir (Studies in Algerian history) by the same author (4 vols.), 1990-1996, $94.00
- AlHaraka al Wataniya al Jaza'iriya (Algerian nationalism) by the same author (4 vols.), 1992-2000, $124.00
- Qabas min al Makhtut al Maghribi ( Studies on the Moroccan manuscript & unpublished historical documents) by Muhammad al Mannuni, 3 vols, 1999, $140.00
Art / Islamic Architecture (Beaux Livres)
- Marrakech: Jardins et Demeures by Narjess Ghachem, 1992, $146.00
- Architecture Sacrée de l'Islam by Yves Corbandeau, 1997, $240.00
- Voyages au Maroc by Eugène Delacroix, 2000, $68.00
- Les Jardins du Maroc by Irène Menjili, 2000, $94.00
- Corpus des Tapis Marocains by Prosper Ricard (4 sets), Reprint, 2001, $220.00
- Arabesques/ Arts Décoratifs au Maroc by Jean Marc Castera, 1996, $180.00
- The Imperial Cities of Morocco by Mohamed Metalsi, 1999, $76.00
Essential Reprints
The following collection was initiated by the French protectorate in Morocco a few years after colonization in 1912 and served for decades as the basic source of information on Moroccan society:
- Mission Scientifique du Maroc, Archives Marocaines (34 volumes, 1904-1936, vol 25 was never published), 13,640 pages on Moroccan society during the early 20th century. The basic source for the French administration in Morocco. A must for every research library on Morocco! $2,700.00
- Direction des Affaires Indigenes
- o Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Tribus berbères, I- Les Ait Ba Amrane, II- La vallee du Dra, 2002 (reprint of the 1916 edition), $170.00 ($85.00 each)
o Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Casablanca et sa région, 4 volumes, 2002, $375.00
o Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Rabat et sa région, 4 volumes, 2002, $375.00
- JD Brethes, Contribution a l'histoire du Maroc par les recherches numismatiques, 2001, $154.00
- Marthe et Edmond Gouvion, Kitab Aayane Al Maghrib Laksa (the great figures of Morocco during the early 20th century), 2001, $168.00
- Jean Besancenot, Bijoux arabes et berbères du Maroc (193 models of Moroccan jewelry), 2001, $170.00
- Stephane Gsell, L'histoire ancienne de l'Afrique du nord, 8 volumes, 2005. The best book on North African ancient history. $1,600
- Comite d'Etudes Berbères de Rabat, Les Archives Berbères, 4 volumes, 2005, $650.00
- Paul Eudel, Dictionnaire des bijoux de l'Afrique du Nord, 2004, $95.00
- Charles de Foucauld, Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884, reprint of the 1888 edition, 1998, $46.00
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