Manuscripts and Inscriptions A complete listing of all Surahs of the Qur'an
20th Century
20th Century
Surah Luqman, 31:1'11. An example of an early 20th century Qur'an printed in the Ottoman empire. The pages are numbered but note the lack of verse num...read more
4th Century AH
4th Century AH
End of Surah Luqmaan, 31. Surah as-Sajdah, 32:1;9. A page from a Qur'an written in eastern kufic with use of different colours for the vowels. Marking...read more
16th Century
16th Century
Surah Luqman, 31:14 Another classical example of a brightly illustrated Qur'an leaf from the Herat region, late 16th century. There are fifteen lines ...read more
14th Century
14th Century
Surah Luqman, 31:29. An exceptionally well preserved and neatly scripted 14th century Qur'an from the Middle East with leather binding. Written on qu...read more
3rd /4th Century Hijrah
3rd /4th Century Hijrah
Surah Luqman 31:25 onwards. Manuscript ID:MS Add.1144.
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-01144/20
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1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
Surah Luqman 31:4 onward. The Topkapi manuscript, which is generally attributed to Caliph Uthman, is preserved at the Sacred Relics Section at the Top...read more
1300–1350 AD
1300–1350 AD
Surah Luqman 33 to Surah as-Sajdah 7. The lay-out of the text is impressive: the top and bottom lines of each page are in black muhaqqaq outlined in g...read more
1st Century Hijrah
1st Century Hijrah
Surah 31:33 – 32:4. Deroche arrived at this dating by studying illumination, script, the 10-bifolio quire structure, direct relation of the ornament...read more