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The Qur’an is in thirty parts
(مصحف في ثلاثين جزءا)

Title	The Qur’an is in thirty parts
Title Original	مصحف في ثلاثين جزءا
Publication Date:	1100 AH / 1700 AD
Publication Place	China - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Paper bound in lacquered leather in 30 separate parts
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	27×19.5×3 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1998.3.50
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;8;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	1100 AH / 1700 AD
Notes	In China, it is customary for the Qur’an to be bound in thirty parts. Each part of this special Qur’an is bound in dark lacquered leather and decorated with gold with blooming lotus flowers and dense rolled paper. Chinese decorative drawings frame the ring formed by planning, and on it is written a verse from the Qur’an: “None touch it except the purified” (56:79). It is written in Chinese script in black ink with multi-colored verse marks and in gold. Each sheet shows five lines of writing. The frame is decorated using Islamic and Chinese methods. The Arabic text is included in the design in the form of crescents and flags, inspired by Chinese culture and heritage. Border decorations extend to the margins of the decoration frame in a manner similar to Chinese Qur’ans produced during the Qing era. The high quality of this collection means that it was probably owned by a noble or wealthy person.
Sample Text	“The Qur’an in thirty parts” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;8;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: MY1 08
Seçili bibliyografya	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Mightier than the Sword, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2004: 138, 140, 141.Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Volume I, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2002: 162, 164, 165. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Al-Quran: The Sacred Art Of Revelation, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2006 & 2014.

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The Qur’an is in thirty parts

(مصحف في ثلاثين جزءا)

Publication Date 1100 AH / 1700 AD

Publication Place China - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Paper bound in lacquered leather in 30 separate parts

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 27×19.5×3 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1998.3.50

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;8;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date 1100 AH / 1700 AD

Notes In China, it is customary for the Qur’an to be bound in thirty parts. Each part of this special Qur’an is bound in dark lacquered leather and decorated with gold with blooming lotus flowers and dense rolled paper. Chinese decorative drawings frame the ring formed by planning, and on it is written a verse from the Qur’an: “None touch it except the purified” (56:79). It is written in Chinese script in black ink with multi-colored verse marks and in gold. Each sheet shows five lines of writing. The frame is decorated using Islamic and Chinese methods. The Arabic text is included in the design in the form of crescents and flags, inspired by Chinese culture and heritage. Border decorations extend to the margins of the decoration frame in a manner similar to Chinese Qur’ans produced during the Qing era. The high quality of this collection means that it was probably owned by a noble or wealthy person.

Sample Text “The Qur’an in thirty parts” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;8;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: MY1 08

Seçili bibliyografya Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Mightier than the Sword, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2004: 138, 140, 141.Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Volume I, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2002: 162, 164, 165. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Al-Quran: The Sacred Art Of Revelation, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2006 & 2014.