▁Ah med ▁B aba ▁Institute ▁in ▁Tim bu kt u . ▁After ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁he ▁organized ▁his ▁family ' s ▁library ▁as ▁the ▁M amma ▁Ha id ara ▁Comm emor ative ▁Library . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁catalog ing ▁the ▁library ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁al - F ur q an ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁some ▁manuscript s ▁from ▁the ▁library ▁were ▁digit ized ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation . ▁Ha id ara ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁where ▁manuscript s ▁from ▁his ▁library ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁included ▁manuscript s ▁from ▁the ▁M amma ▁Ha id ara ▁Comm emor ative ▁Library ▁in ▁a ▁web ▁exhib it , ▁" An cient ▁Man us cript s ▁from ▁the ▁Des ert ▁L ibr aries ▁of ▁Tim bu kt u ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁as ▁Tu are g ▁reb els ▁threatened ▁to ▁occup y ▁Tim bu kt u , ▁Abd ul ▁K ader ▁Ha id ara ▁moved ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁library ' s ▁manuscript s ▁to ▁B am ako ▁for ▁safe keep ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Tim bu kt u ▁Man us cript s ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁