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Part of the Qur’an
(جزء من مصحف)

Title	Part of the Qur’an
Title Original	جزء من مصحف
Author	Calligrapher Zainab Ahmed Al-Maqdisiya.
Author Original	الخطاطة زينب أحمد المقدسية
Publication Date:	731 AH / 1330 AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Islamic Art
Subject	Paper written on ink and decorated with colors and gilding, and a leather cover decorated with decorations executed using die-pressing.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 32 سم ؛ العرض: 22 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	39277
Record ID	object;ISL;eg;Mus01;17;ar
Library Location	Museum of Islamic Art
Date	731 AH / 1330 AD
Notes	The piece is part of a manuscript Qur’an with a dark brown cover, with a geometric decoration in the middle in the form of a six-pointed star surrounded by a circle, the outer frame of which is decorated with semi-circles distributed in the four corners of the cover. This leather has a tongue with geometric decorations. The decorations of the skin and tongue were executed using mold-pressing. The pages of this part of the Qur’an bear a Qur’anic text written in the Muhaqqiq script, and its letters are outlined in black. The text includes verses from Surah Hud (No. 11), starting with Verse No. 4, followed by part of Surat Yusuf (No. 12) ending at Verse No. 52. The verses are separated by a decorative ornament in the form of a flower of six petals with a blue dot in its center, and there are red dots between the petals. The Mamluk Qur’an was distinguished by this decorative ornament that separated the verses. It was also distinguished by the presence of decorative ornaments on the margins of the pages indicating the parts and parts of the Qur’an. These ornaments in this part of the Qur’an take various shapes, some of which are round and others are oval. They are gilded and in the middle there is writing in the Ruq’ah script in blue indicating the party and the part. The Qur’anic text ends on the last page with an inscription that includes the name of the calligrapher and the date of copying, and the text of this inscription reads: “Written by the servant of God Zainab bint Ahmad al-Maqdisiyya in Shaban in the year seven hundred and thirty-one.” As is clear from the text, the calligraphy is attributed to the city of Jerusalem. In fact, the names of women calligraphers and their productions that we have received are considered very rare, which gives this piece great artistic and archaeological value and an indication of women practicing the art of calligraphy.
Sample Text	Salah Sayour “Part of the Qur’an” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;17;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Salah SAYOURSalah Ahmad Sayour holds a BA in Islamic Antiquities, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University (1973) and is currently studying for an MA in the same field. In 1979 he had a four-month scholarship at Austrian museums to study museology. Preparing exhibitions for the Museum of Islamic Art's collections in the Arab World Institute, Paris and curating exhibitions held in host museums in the USA and Paris augmented his experience leading to his appointment as head of several sections at the Museum. He has written several articles on Islamic painting and arts forPrism Magazinepublished by the Ministry in different languages and has participated in preparing scientific texts for the catalogues for the Museum's exhibitions at home and abroad.
Seçili bibliyografya	Atil, E.,Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks.Washington D.C., 1981.Nafaa, C.,Catalogue of Qur'ans of the National Library of Paris: Beauty and Splendour,Paris, 1987.Stierlin, H., and Stierlin, A.,Splendours of the Islamic World: Mamluk Art in Cairo (1250–1517), London, New York. 1997.

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Part of the Qur’an

(جزء من مصحف)

Author Calligrapher Zainab Ahmed Al-Maqdisiya.

Author Original الخطاطة زينب أحمد المقدسية

Publication Date 731 AH / 1330 AD

Publication Place - Museum of Islamic Art

Subject Paper written on ink and decorated with colors and gilding, and a leather cover decorated with decorations executed using die-pressing.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions الطول: 32 سم ؛ العرض: 22 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 39277

Record ID object;ISL;eg;Mus01;17;ar

Library Location Museum of Islamic Art

Date 731 AH / 1330 AD

Notes The piece is part of a manuscript Qur’an with a dark brown cover, with a geometric decoration in the middle in the form of a six-pointed star surrounded by a circle, the outer frame of which is decorated with semi-circles distributed in the four corners of the cover. This leather has a tongue with geometric decorations. The decorations of the skin and tongue were executed using mold-pressing. The pages of this part of the Qur’an bear a Qur’anic text written in the Muhaqqiq script, and its letters are outlined in black. The text includes verses from Surah Hud (No. 11), starting with Verse No. 4, followed by part of Surat Yusuf (No. 12) ending at Verse No. 52. The verses are separated by a decorative ornament in the form of a flower of six petals with a blue dot in its center, and there are red dots between the petals. The Mamluk Qur’an was distinguished by this decorative ornament that separated the verses. It was also distinguished by the presence of decorative ornaments on the margins of the pages indicating the parts and parts of the Qur’an. These ornaments in this part of the Qur’an take various shapes, some of which are round and others are oval. They are gilded and in the middle there is writing in the Ruq’ah script in blue indicating the party and the part. The Qur’anic text ends on the last page with an inscription that includes the name of the calligrapher and the date of copying, and the text of this inscription reads: “Written by the servant of God Zainab bint Ahmad al-Maqdisiyya in Shaban in the year seven hundred and thirty-one.” As is clear from the text, the calligraphy is attributed to the city of Jerusalem. In fact, the names of women calligraphers and their productions that we have received are considered very rare, which gives this piece great artistic and archaeological value and an indication of women practicing the art of calligraphy.

Sample Text Salah Sayour “Part of the Qur’an” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;17;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Salah SAYOURSalah Ahmad Sayour holds a BA in Islamic Antiquities, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University (1973) and is currently studying for an MA in the same field. In 1979 he had a four-month scholarship at Austrian museums to study museology. Preparing exhibitions for the Museum of Islamic Art's collections in the Arab World Institute, Paris and curating exhibitions held in host museums in the USA and Paris augmented his experience leading to his appointment as head of several sections at the Museum. He has written several articles on Islamic painting and arts forPrism Magazinepublished by the Ministry in different languages and has participated in preparing scientific texts for the catalogues for the Museum's exhibitions at home and abroad.

Seçili bibliyografya Atil, E.,Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks.Washington D.C., 1981.Nafaa, C.,Catalogue of Qur'ans of the National Library of Paris: Beauty and Splendour,Paris, 1987.Stierlin, H., and Stierlin, A.,Splendours of the Islamic World: Mamluk Art in Cairo (1250–1517), London, New York. 1997.