Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, Tonk is quenching the thirst of the researchers throughout the I world like an oasis in the desert of Rajasthan. The beautiful building of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic and Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, Tonk is situated in the valley of two historical hills of Raniya and Annapoorna. The Institute is installed with district head quarters at Tonk state Rajasthan in India. The Institute is 100 kms. away at the southern side from the state capital Jaipur. The climate of the area is almost dry Only bus service is available to approach to Tonk from Jaipur The area of the Institute's premises is 1,26,000 Sq Ft, main building 7.173 Sq.Ft.. and Scholar's Guest House is 6,315 Sq.Ft. There are 8 well furnished rooms carrying kitchen, dining hall and visiting hall, available in the Scholar's Guest House. This Institute was established by the Government of Rajasthan, which has earned international repute because of its aims, objectives and achievements. An abode of knowledge, the Institute has a collection of 8,598 manuscripts, 233 Xeroxed Manuscripts, 35 Transcribed Manuscripts, 936 Microfilmed Manuscripts, 18 Musawwidat, Mubayyazat, 31.659 printed books, 722 Faramin and Asanid 17,781 Reference Journals (Dar ur Rasail), 783 Calligraphy Panels and Artifacts, 12 Katbat and 65,000 judgement files of the Shariat Records of the erstwhile Tonk State in addition to the historical documents belonging to the old Munshi Khana Huzuri of the said State alongwith Asnad, Tughrajat and the exhibits of decorative calligraphic art.
This literary treasure of Arabic and Persian as well as Urdu belongs to the 5th century of the Hijra and onwards. It consists of the original works including edited and translated manuscripts and publications on more than 50 different subjects specifically holy Qur'an, Hadis, Fiqh, Tasawwuf. Philosophy, Sirat, History, Geography, Medicines, Astrology, Astronomy, Chemistry, Zoology. Botany, Geometry, Arithmetic, Literature and Malfuzat (writings) of the holy Saints etc. Besides these subjects, the Institute owns the Persian & Urdu translations of the works of Hindu Religion from Sanskrit origin as the translation of Ramayana, Mahabharat, Bhagwad Gita, Pothi Rohini, Naldamana, Lilawati etc. but the script of these works is of Persian as Emperor Akbar the great got these Sanskrit works of Hindu religion translated into Persian by his order in his reign.
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