Al-Mufaddal al-Ju’fi. Proofs of the Divine creation and purposefulness of the world (Kitab al-Adilla ‘ala’l-khalq wa’l-tabdir). Facsimile of the manuscript. Introduction and indexes by S.M. Prozorov. Moscow: Nauka – Vostochnaya literatura, 2018. 24+176 с. (Written Monuments of the Orient. CLI). ISBN 978-5-02-039826-9 (in Russian)
Publication of Arabic manuscript “Kitab al-Adilla ‘ala’l-khalq wa’l-tabdir” by Al-Mufaddal al-Ju’fi (died before 183/799) from the collection of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences, is provided with introduction and indexes. This manuscript is of great historical and cultural interest since it was written in Kazan in 1775 and confirms the existence of Shi’i religious literature in predominantly Sunni community of Russian Volga region.
An extended meeting of the Academic Council will be held at 14:00 on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Six talks will be given on the topic of “Oriental studies: teachers and students”.
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