Under the patronage of Prince Majed bin Abdulaziz, the governor of Madinah region, minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance Sheikh Saleh Al Al-sheikh will sign tomorrow an agreement for the development of Madinah-based King Abdulaziz Library. The signing ceremony will also be attended by Dr Ahmad Mohammed Ali, the president of the Islamic development bank (IDB). Dr Abdul-Rahman Al-Mazeeni, the director general of the library, said the library, which is established on an area of 5,500 square meters near the Prophet's Mosque, contains 1,960 manuscripts of the Holy Quran, 14, 000 other manuscripts, 25 rare books, 70,000 recently published books, 100 thesis works and more than 200 periodicals. It also contains 30 endowed libraries, notably the library of the Holy Quran, Madinah library, the library of Sheikh Aref Hikamat, and Mahmoudiah library . He noted that the library is keen on supporting researches and translation works as well as on organization of book shows, seminars and conferences and supporting all matters that may benefit the Islamic and Arabic heritage.
