navigate between the four Gospels and are considered among the earliest tools resembling tables of contents.

In Islamic civilization

With the flourishing of writing and scholarship during the Abbasid era (9th century CE), Muslim scholars began dividing their books into chapters and sections, often listed in the preface or at the beginning of each chapter. Notable examples include works by Avicenna, al-Jahiz, and Ibn al-Nadim

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