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The page is one of 2,000 similar folios that make up this copy of the Qur’an, which is bound in 30 volumes, one for reading each day of the month.
The Qur’an (literally “the recitation”) is the main religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the verbal divine guidance and moral direction for mankind. Muslims also consider the original Arabic verbal text to be the final revelation of God. Muslims believe that the Qur’an was revealed from God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel from 610 to 632 CE, the year of the Prophet’s death. Muhammad recited the Qur’an to his thousands of followers, who recited it until they had memorized it. He also dictated it to his scribes (Muhammad was illiterate) who wrote down its verses during his lifetime. Shortly after Muhammad's death the Qur’an was established textually into a single book form by the order of the first Caliph Abu Bakr.
The Beit Al Qur’an, or House of the Koran, is a scholarly institution and museum in Bahrain which houses ancient manuscripts of the Qur’an and other Islamic treasures. The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is a Persian epic of 60,000 verses written by Persian poet Ferdowsi in 1000 CE. It tells of Persian history from the creation of time until the Arab invasion of the 7th century.
Naskh script is considered one of the most renowned styles of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh emerged from changes in Kufic script. The widespread use of the style is due to its suitability for writing. Thuluth script, along with Naskh script, was applied to a great many texts. This particular style was mostly used for inscriptions in mosques, religious places and architectural monuments.
The texts in the stylized headings on the top and bottom of the illustration indicate the chapters and the year of the work, 1307. The inscription in the centre reads: ‘Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri [the calligrapher’s name], who thanks God and sends prayers and greetings to the Prophet Muhammed, his family and companions’.
The Qur’an (literally “the recitation”) is the main religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the verbal divine guidance and moral direction for mankind. Muslims also consider the original Arabic verbal text to be the final revelation of God. Muslims believe that the Qur’an was revealed from God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel from 610 to 632 CE, the year of the Prophet’s death. Muhammad recited the Qur’an to his thousands of followers, who recited it until they had memorized it. He also dictated it to his scribes (Muhammad is said to have been illiterate) who wrote down its verses during his life. Shortly after Muhammad's death the Qur’an was established textually into a single book form by the order of the first Caliph Abu Bakr.
A mihrab, or‎ maharib, is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla—the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, which is the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab is located is called the ‘qibla wall’.
The zigzagged text in the margins is a continuation of the manuscript written to economize on the use of expensive imported paper. The Qur’an (literally “the recitation”) is the main religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the verbal divine guidance and moral direction for mankind. Muslims also consider the original Arabic verbal text to be the final revelation of God. Muslims believe that the Qur’an was revealed from God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel from 610 to 632 CE, the year of the Prophet’s death. Muhammad recited the Qur’an to his thousands of followers, who recited it until they had memorized it. He also dictated it to his scribes (Muhammad is said to have been illiterate) who wrote down its verses during his life. Shortly after Muhammad's death the Qur’an was established textually into a single book form by the order of the first Caliph Abu Bakr.
With the exception of the banner heading, then text is written in Maghribi hand, probably in the 13th century in Grenada, the last bastion of Islam in Spain.
Muhaqqaq is a type of calligraphic script in Arabic derived from Thuluth by widening the horizontal sections of the letters in the Thuluth script. It was abandoned after the 16th century and only a very few examples survive.
The Qur’an is the religious text of Islam. It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. Muslims hold that the Qur’an is the verbal divine guidance and moral direction for mankind. Muslims also consider the original Arabic verbal text to be the final revelation of God and believe that the Qur’an was repeatedly revealed from Allah to Muhammad verbally through the angel Jibril (Gabriel) over a period of approximately 33 years, beginning in 610 CE.