Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy

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Shibli Academy
Location Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Established21 November 1914(109 years ago) (1914-11-21)

Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy is a research academy based in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] [2] Its aim was to add authentic historical literature in Urdu so that people could have easy access to history. [3]

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  1. Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1748. ISBN   978-81-260-1194-0.
  2. "Contribution of Darul Musannefin: history of Islam in Europe". Azamgarh, India. 30 November 2014.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "دار المصنفین کی تاریخی خدمات | Dar-Al-Musannifeen-Ki-Tarikhi-Khidmat". kitabosunnat.comkutub-library (in Urdu). Retrieved 19 August 2023.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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