The Codex Parisino-Petropolitanus is an early Quran manuscript. Its largest part is held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, as BnF Arabe 328, with 70 folios. Another 46 folios are kept in
The recto of the first folio of codex Parisino-petropolitanus. The style is Hijazi script.
The Khalili Collections folio
Amr ibn al-As Mosque
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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque, located in the Fustat neighbourhood of Old Cairo, Egypt. Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the cent
The mosque sahn in 1870. The arcaded colonnade still exists, while the central structure has undergone some changes over time. (Credit: Museo Egizio, Turin).
Interior of the mosque, in 1893
Interior of the mosque, prior to 1923