Manuscripts of Orientalists Between Endowment, Gift, and Sale

General Introduction to the Author/Researcher:

A researcher in Orientalism, Christian missionary activities, and intellectual and civilizational relations between the East and the West. He held the position of Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in Saudi Arabia (now the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development) and later served as Minister of Social Affairs after its separation. He has authored numerous works in the fields of Orientalism, Islamic studies, and social affairs, with over sixty books and fifty-seven articles and research papers.

General Objective of the Scientific Material:

This study serves as a continuation of a previous research by the author, published in the eighth issue of Waqf Journal under the title (Orientalism and Islamic Endowments), 1445 AH / 2023 CE, pp. 15-63.

It also extends a prior study conducted by the author titled (The Fate of Arabic Manuscripts Between Western Libraries and Orientalists: