At least in Ottoman Egypt during the eighteenth century, manuscript culture and production were at their height. Many of the ulama or Muslim scholars didn’t just write texts on religious subjects, but language and literature manuscripts as well. Many of these were critical commentaries on 10-12th century Islamic Golden Age texts. See writing by Khaled Elrouahyeb, Jane Holt Murphy, and Jane Hathaway.
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At least in Ottoman Egypt during the eighteenth century, manuscript culture and production were at their height. Many of the ulama or Muslim scholars didn’t just write texts on religious subjects, but language and literature manuscripts as well. Many of these were critical commentaries on 10-12th century Islamic Golden Age texts. See writing by Khaled Elrouahyeb, Jane Holt Murphy, and Jane Hathaway.