The al-Furqan Foundation aims to document and preserve the Islamic written heritage. It pursues this aim principally though its work in surveying, imaging, cataloguing, editing and publishing Islamic manuscripts.

Islamic manuscripts extant in the world are estimated to number three million, covering subjects as diverse as the Quran, Prophetic traditions (Hadith), jurisprudence (fiqh), logic, history and philosophy, as well as mathematics, the various sciences, poetry and literature, and art and craft.

Nowadays these manuscripts are not the exclusive preserve of Arab and Muslim countries, or even countries with large Muslim minorities. Islamic manuscript and found extensively in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Japan. There hardly ac country in the world that does not possess some manuscripts produced under the aegis of Muslim civilisation.

This large and important resource is, tragically, in great danger of being damaged or lost for ever. Political conflict, social upheaval and the merely natural causes – whenever and wherever there is a lack of resources essential for its its maintenance and preservation, this heritage is in danger.

Al-Furqan Foundation is committed to mobilising every available expertise to preserve this heritage and to restore these manuscripts and their content to cultural mainstream.