A 17,000 Volume Library.
The Shaikh Hamdan Library on the ground floor is the focus of individual study and research with over 17,000 volumes. The library consists of three large rooms. One room is primarily for the Arabic language collection, which are mainly reference works of key sources for those whose research is focused on historical and religious texts (particularly hadith, fiqh, tafsir, and usul-ul fiqh literature). The second room contains the majority of the English language collection, including all the teaching-related materials and reference works. The library also has current journal subscriptions to the following leading journals in the discipline, for both teaching and research:
- British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
- International Journal of Middle East Studies
- Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
- Journal of Islamic Studies
- Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
- Journal of Qur’anic Studies
- Levant (The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant)
- The Muslim World
- Palestine Exploration Quarterly
The third room contains the main IT facilities, including an OCR scanner, and a study area.
