Basic activity directions: Research and publication of Persian written monuments of the Azerbaijani and other Muslim people preserved in the Institute of Manuscripts; research of different questions about the history of science and culture of the source studies; research of problems of Islamic studies; preparation of scientific-critical texts of the classical works.
Main scientific achievements: A lot of Persian written monuments are researched, translated, published and catalogued on the basis of manuscripts. The problems of Islamic studies are researched, scientific-critical texts of the valuable classical works are compiled.
Department of Persian manuscripts
Main scientific achievements: A lot of Persian written monuments are researched, translated, published and catalogued on the basis of manuscripts. The problems of Islamic studies are researched, scientific-critical texts of the valuable classical works are compiled.