INTRODUCTION

For many years, researchers and enthusiasts have privately been sharing digitized manuscripts or scans of microfilms on the cloud-based messaging service, Telegram. Below you’ll find a list of relevant channels, categorized by country, each of which corresponds to a library, archive, or collection in - but not exclusively - North Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and South Asia. Should you find new channels or dead links, please do not hesitate to contact ARSHEEF.

EGYPT

The Egyptian National Library 

https://t.me/alkutualmisria 

Taymuriyya Library 

https://t.me/altymuria 

Al-Azhar Library 

https://t.me/azharagypt 

GERMANY

Berlin National Library 

https://t.me/+LLxygBIoYCZiN2Jl  

IRAN

Central Library of Astan Quds

https://t.me/AsTanQuds2 

University of Tehran Library 

https://t.me/CeLiOfUnOfTehran 

Islamic Consultative Assembly

https://t.me/joinchat/GJ93lxEkEOFhNzNl 

IRAQ

Imam al-Hakim Public Library

https://t.me/+G1vrSFGgTNYzZTQ0

IRELAND

Chester Beatty Library 

https://t.me/moanwana 

ISRAEL

National Library of Israel 

https://t.me/Library656 

ITALY

Florence National Library 

https://t.me/FlorenceNationalCentralLibrar 

Ambrosiana Library

https://t.me/Ambrosianaa 

LEBANON

AUB Library 

https://t.me/AmericanUniversityofBeirut 

PALESTINE

Dar Isaaf Nashashibi Library 

https://t.me/+XN1PJJ56OcxjY2E1

QATAR

National Library of Qatar 

https://t.me/QatarLibrary 

SAUDI ARABIA

King Abd al-Aziz Library in Riyadh 

https://t.me/AbdAlazizLibrary

Imam Muhammad b. Saud Islamic University Library 

https://t.me/MuhammadBinSaud01

Prophet’s Mosque Library 

https://t.me/HabeebyYaRasoulAllah

Islamic University of Medina 

https://t.me/AlMeDina1 

King Fahad National Library

https://t.me/kingFahadNationalLibrary 

Makka al-Mukkarama Library 

https://t.me/MaccaLibrary 

King Saud Library

https://t.me/se3oood/6544

SPAIN

Escorial

https://t.me/ElEscorialLibrary

SYRIA

Zahiriyya Library 

https://t.me/alzaahilril 

Aleppo Awqaf

https://t.me/aleppof

TUNISIA

National Library of Tunisia

https://t.me/tunsiawatan

TURKEY

Nuruosmaniye Library 

https://t.me/Noruthmani

Faydh Allah Efendi Library

https://t.me/joinchat/RtPHA5_0gjdfhkAm 

Raghib Pasha Library

https://t.me/rRaghebbasha 

Hasib Efendi Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/WDj40JtmV7o5MzNl  

Tahir Agha Library

https://t.me/joinchat/PZsmiTvCmXg0ODY0

Denizli Library

https://t.me/+8ekzB8IcsbViMDI9 

Yusuf Agha Library 

https://t.me/+6iUDkrpk2MY2NjI1 

Serez Library

https://t.me/joinchat/WLOG4K1stzGYFETK 

al-Fatih Library

https://t.me/joinchat/U0xBDT8QLZXt2Djk  

Carullah Library

https://t.me/joinchat/S1_bBYS5TChBDTTK

Halet Efendi Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/VLRrWJ62-Xj0en36  

Laleli Library 

https://t.me/LALELI_m    

Rashid Efendi Library 

https://t.me/+w-HjZgiljVUzYWFl 

Hajji Mahmud Library 

https://t.me/hajy_khalifa 

Izmir National Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/U8DU_R3Q8SbdCXfq 

University of Ankara, Ilahiyat Faculty Library 

https://t.me/IlahiyatFakultesiAnkara 

Fazil Ahmed Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/SbcusTUMMGx87zQN   

Hekimoglu Library

https://t.me/+IC7UY8HbT7pmNDVl 

Gedik Ahmed Pasha Library

https://t.me/Gedik_Ahmed_Pasha 

Kadizade Mehmed Efendi Library 

https://t.me/+8QucBHK7oW5iOGU1 

Jengeri Library 

https://t.me/+48dXqZ4KW98zZjdl 

Tekeli Oglou Antakya Library 

https://t.me/+cHV74MCaIOcwNGVl 

Marmara Library 

https://t.me/+NH-ejyFUeT8zZWRl 

Samsun Library

https://t.me/+BaUvqkxcszExYTll 

Kilic Ali Pasha Library 

https://t.me/+rKnvjFVVLhViNmNl 

Rostam Pasha Library 

https://t.me/+94TbASp4zshiNjFl 

Yozgat Library

https://t.me/+Ue8V0dWtY800ZWU9 

​​Yusuf Agha Konya Library

https://t.me/+zik6xXPSeTM5NmZl 

Damad Ibrahim Library 

https://t.me/+d9y9QqTSes81NmJk 

Izmirli Ismail Haji Library

https://t.me/+AxtWqnizxugxNjRl 

Lala Ismail Library

https://t.me/+N4LGnEDBrINhNzll 

Reis Ul Kuttab Library

https://t.me/joinchat/fG292OvrgYg4YWY1 

Esad Efendi Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/Tqbf4Ldw3nqN1Pt5 

Mehmed Asim Bey Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/VVnjgm42-ZsMhsKp 

Zuhdu Bey Library

https://t.me/joinchat/LhfxTpnBS8NkOTVl 

Hudai Efendi Library 

https://t.me/+r0RdvnlX3-A5YTM1 

Celebi Abdullah Library 

https://t.me/+l0eW-T1OXAMxNGI1 

Nafid Pasha Library 

https://t.me/+JEjmnjAqKFg2ZjRl 

Yazma Eserler Kurumu Baskanligi Library 

https://t.me/ytrrddbn 

Kara Celebi Zade Library 

https://t.me/+jYpnPnkF7-dhNWM9 

Ankara National Library 

https://t.me/+6YjrjCS5h2FlMGI1 

Suleymaniye Library in Edirne 

https://t.me/+wt6tr5IjYeEzYjI1

Hamidiya Library 

https://t.me/+7qXFPsjWJ-02ODQ1 

Alifta Library 

https://t.me/AliftaLibrary 

Shahid Ali Pasha Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFiY8jsT7oiJvjO9Xw 

Murad Mollah Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFfK8Ea4QkxI3j5DCg

Aya Sofia Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEt2l6XH1e21ZQqY-g 

Turhan Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFf-VBfBBPC_bxYkVA 

Ashir Efendi Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEUgW1Ye3ogCT6WI3A 

Nur Othmaniye Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFf4boxEOm-_UVLUkg

Wali al Din Efendi Library 

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFOXlu6V0nPDDok4BA 

Majami’ Konya

https://t.me/joinchat/0CRa_mxk5wMzMmRk

Yeni Cami

https://t.me/YeniCamiLibrary

Ahmad III

https://t.me/+RNXe-bZ2xpRkZTRk

UNITED KINGDOM

British Library 

https://t.me/TheBritishLibrary

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hill Museum and Manuscripts Library or HMML 

https://t.me/+fD-9sCVLSI1kMzM1 

Princeton University Library 

https://t.me/Princeton0 

Harvard University Library

https://t.me/HarvardLibrary01 

VATICAN CITY

Vatican Library

https://t.me/vaticaa

OTHER CHANNELS

Books and manuscripts related to Zaydism

https://t.me/makhzaidiah

OTHER TOOLS

Ketabpedia

https://ketabpedia.com

Archive.org

https://archive.org