TEHRAN -- The library at Imamzadeh Mohammad Halal ibn Ali (AS) is one of the most popular cultural centers in Isfahan Province with its over 25,000 printed and 300 handwritten books of historical importance.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ahmad Masjed-Jamei, who visited the public library on Thursday, reiterated the need to compile and publish a list of handwritten books currently in the possession of the library, adding that copies of rare books of this kind should be printed in order to give researchers greater access.

Lauding the personality of the 19th century researcher and author of "Halalieh Treatise," the late Mulla Gholamreza Arani, he said the written works of this theologian deserve greater access by researchers and scholars.

The city of Aran and Bidgol has a population of 86,000 and is located in the margins of Iran's central deserts, northern Isfahan.