The Library’s Naqvi Collection contains approximately 275 manuscripts, lithographs, and rare books from the personal library of the scholar and orator Allama Zamir Akhtar Naqvi (1947-2020). The collection contains items in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and other languages, which reflect the Naqvi family’s multilingual history and culture. It was acquired by the Library of Congress in 1999. Additional information on the Naqvi Collection is available in this post from the Library’s 4 Corners of the World Blog, “Highlighting the Treasures of the Naqvi Collection: A Typewritten Urdu Translation of Wajid ‘Ali Shah’s Reply to the Blue Book."

At the Library of Congress, the Naqvi Collection is jointly held by the Asian Division (Urdu items) and the African and Middle Eastern Division (Arabic and Persian items). This page provides a list of the Asian Division’s Urdu-language items, which are part of the South Asian Rare Book Collection. Some items do not have a discernible date of creation. Probable or assumed dates are enclosed in brackets, e.g., [18--?] indicating the item was likely created in the 19th century.