تاريخ مكتبة المرعشي العامة و أهميتها العلمية

الملخص EN

The library has importance on various levels.

Its role is not limited to providing books and documents that contain knowledge and various sciences only.

rather, it is considered one of the most important sources for shaping the culture of the individual and society, with the opportunities it provides for learning, communication and the acquisition of various skills, in addition to being a gateway to searching for facts and information.

on different opinions and points of view.

we can say that at the forefront of those who sought to collect and preserve precious books and manuscripts during the twentieth century was Mr.

Marashi al-Najafi, who was in pain over the looting and theft of Arab and Islamic heritage, so he was able, in various ways and difficulties, to collect a large number of unique books and manuscripts in Iraq and then In Iran, after the emigration of Mr.

Marashi to Iran, Mr.

Marashi continued to collect manuscripts and purchase important and valuable books, and through his relations and correspondence with scholars and scientific and academic personalities in various countries, and this library became the cornerstone for the construction of the public library later.

the Marashi Public Library contains treasures of millions of books and manuscripts written in various languages in the world, and the library has become an integrated intellectual radiation center, as it contains most titles in all different disciplines, including religious, historical, social, political, cultural, medical, and other sciences, and thus constitutes a destination for its visitors from different countries of the world.