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Qur'an from Mosul in Iraq
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Qur'an in small naskhi script copied by Abu
al-Qasim Sa'id ibn Ibrahim ibn 'Ali in 427 AH / 1036 AD, probably
in Iraq or Persia, and illuminated by Abu Mansur Naji ibn 'Abd
Allah. This Qur'an from Iraq has survived 700 years in almost
perfect condition and is written in a script so amazingly small
that the whole Qu'ran fits into just 74 pages.Find out more about
this manuscript and other sacred texts in Expressions of
Faith.
Title: Qur'an from Mosul in Iraq
Description:
Qur'an in small naskhi script copied by Abu
al-Qasim Sa'id ibn Ibrahim ibn 'Ali in 427 AH / 1036 AD, probably
in Iraq or Persia, and illuminated by Abu Mansur Naji ibn 'Abd
Allah.
This Qur'an from Iraq has survived 700 years in almost
perfect condition and is written in a script so amazingly small
that the whole Qu'ran fits into just 74 pages.
Find out more about
this manuscript and other sacred texts in Expressions of
Faith.
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