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The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God. It is organized in 114 chapters which consist of individual
Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script on parchment carbon-dated to c. 568–645, overlapping with Muhammad's lifetime
Traditionally believed to be Muhammad's first revelation, Sura Al-Alaq, later placed 96th in the Quranic regulations, in current writing style
A page from the Nurse's Quran, written in Kairouani calligraphy. (1020 AD)
Quran − in Mashhad, Iran − said to be written by Ali but, based on the paleography, it is clearly a text written several centuries later. see also:Mushaf of Ali
Birmingham Quran manuscript
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The Birmingham Quran manuscript comprises two leaves of parchment from an early Quranic manuscript or muṣḥaf. In 2015, the manuscript, which is held by the University of Birmingham in England, was rad
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…Quran الْقُرْآن al-Qurʾān Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script on parchment carbon-dated to c. 568–645, overlapping with Muhammad's lifetime Information Religion Islam…
Comparison of a 20th-century edition of the Quran (left) and the Birmingham Quran manuscript (right)
Close-up of part of folio 2 recto, showing chapter division and verse-end markings in Hijazi script
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