A shrafi Darul Mut'ala (Study room) , the oldest library in Ashrafia was established in 1935 A.H./1936 A.D. and since then the students of Ashrafia have been benefiting themselves from it They quench their academic thirst through the rich collection of Islamic and religious books and enrich their Arabic knowledge and general awareness . They also read the various periodicals subscribed by the library . Besides thousands of books dealing with different subjects there is a rich collection of rare manuscripts , books and magazines. This library is managed and looked after by students.