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Half of the Holy Quran
(نصف قرآن كريم)

Title	Half of the Holy Quran
Title Original	نصف قرآن كريم
Author	Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ibrahim al-Saifi Manjak (d. AH 9th / AD 15th century), grandson of the Mamluk Ibrahim Manjak who was twice governor of Damascus during the second half of the AH 8th / AD 14th century.
Publication Date:	8th - 9th / 14th - 15th century
Publication Place	Damascus, Syria. - The National Museum in Damascus
Subject	Paper written in ink and gilded.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	50 سم؛ العرض: 35 سم؛ السمك: 7 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	ع / 13615
Record ID	object;ISL;sy;Mus01;35;ar
Library Location	The National Museum in Damascus
Date	8th - 9th / 14th - 15th century
Notes	This piece is half of a large Qur’an, written in thuluth script, and consisting of 325 pages. Its first pages are decorated with geometric and floral motifs executed in color and gilded, and they are extremely precise and perfect. Around the main text of the Qur’an, in blue, red, and black ink, he wrote comments about the principles of Tajweed, readings, and grammar. These are called footnotes. The Qur’anic verses were written in the middle of the page, with wavy blue lines under their lines, and the verses were separated by small gold circles bearing the verse numbers. The entire text is surrounded by a rich, dense border that includes geometric star shapes outlined in blue and generously gilded. Three gilded seas of circular and triangular shapes branch out from the edge of the frame to the edge of the page. On the third page, the endowment of the Qur’an is written as follows: “The Endowment of the Emir Al-Kabiri Al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn Al-Amir Al-Nasiri Muhammad Ibn Al-Amir Al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn Al-Sayfi Mangik. May God cover them with His mercy and His pleasure and make them dwell in His spacious paradise, Amen. He made his headquarters in his father’s mosque in Al-Aqsaab Mosque outside guarded Damascus. Praise be to God alone.” It is clear from this text that its guardian is the Mamluk Prince Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Sayfi Manjak, who is one of the grandsons of Prince Manjak.
Sample Text	Mona al-Moadin “Half the Holy Qur’an” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;35;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Mona AL-MOADIN
Seçili bibliyografya	Abu al-Faraj al-Ush, M.,A Concise Guide to the National Museum of Damascus,Damascus, 1969.Cluzan, S. et al (eds),Syrie: Mémoire et Civilisation, Paris, 1994, pp.410–12.

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Half of the Holy Quran

(نصف قرآن كريم)

Author Ibrahim bin Muhammad Ibrahim al-Saifi Manjak (d. AH 9th / AD 15th century), grandson of the Mamluk Ibrahim Manjak who was twice governor of Damascus during the second half of the AH 8th / AD 14th century.

Publication Date 8th - 9th / 14th - 15th century

Publication Place Damascus, Syria. - The National Museum in Damascus

Subject Paper written in ink and gilded.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 50 سم؛ العرض: 35 سم؛ السمك: 7 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID ع / 13615

Record ID object;ISL;sy;Mus01;35;ar

Library Location The National Museum in Damascus

Date 8th - 9th / 14th - 15th century

Notes This piece is half of a large Qur’an, written in thuluth script, and consisting of 325 pages. Its first pages are decorated with geometric and floral motifs executed in color and gilded, and they are extremely precise and perfect. Around the main text of the Qur’an, in blue, red, and black ink, he wrote comments about the principles of Tajweed, readings, and grammar. These are called footnotes. The Qur’anic verses were written in the middle of the page, with wavy blue lines under their lines, and the verses were separated by small gold circles bearing the verse numbers. The entire text is surrounded by a rich, dense border that includes geometric star shapes outlined in blue and generously gilded. Three gilded seas of circular and triangular shapes branch out from the edge of the frame to the edge of the page. On the third page, the endowment of the Qur’an is written as follows: “The Endowment of the Emir Al-Kabiri Al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn Al-Amir Al-Nasiri Muhammad Ibn Al-Amir Al-Sarmi Ibrahim Ibn Al-Sayfi Mangik. May God cover them with His mercy and His pleasure and make them dwell in His spacious paradise, Amen. He made his headquarters in his father’s mosque in Al-Aqsaab Mosque outside guarded Damascus. Praise be to God alone.” It is clear from this text that its guardian is the Mamluk Prince Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Sayfi Manjak, who is one of the grandsons of Prince Manjak.

Sample Text Mona al-Moadin “Half the Holy Qur’an” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;35;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Mona AL-MOADIN

Seçili bibliyografya Abu al-Faraj al-Ush, M.,A Concise Guide to the National Museum of Damascus,Damascus, 1969.Cluzan, S. et al (eds),Syrie: Mémoire et Civilisation, Paris, 1994, pp.410–12.