The Legacy of Thoth: Preserving Sacred Knowledge Amidst the Burning of Alexandria
How the Scrolls of Thoth, Hermes, and Idris (AS) Survived the Destruction of the Library of Alexandria The burning of the Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest intellectual catastrophes in history, remains a symbol of lost knowledge. When the library was destroyed, it was feared that a vast amount of irreplaceable wisdom—sacred texts from all corners of the ancient world—was lost forever. According to historical accounts, Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, after the conquest of Alexandria, ordered the destruction of the city's libraries, fearing that their contents were un-Islamic or conflicting with religious teachings. Yet, amidst the flames, some writings—especially those attributed to the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, and his earthly manifestations as Hermes Trismegistus and Prophet Idris (AS)—were preserved, either in secret or through divine intervention. The scrolls of Thoth, Hermes, and Idris (AS) contain sacred knowledge, including teachings on alchemy, sacred geome...