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A manuscript of the Holy Qur’an
(مصحف مخطوط للقرآن الكريم)

Title	A manuscript of the Holy Qur’an
Title Original	مصحف مخطوط للقرآن الكريم
Publication Date:	1286 AH / 1869 AD
Publication Place	Ottoman Turkey - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Subject	Ottoman
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	SM 2006-1468
Record ID	object;EPM;ua;Mus21;9;ar
Library Location	Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Date	1286 AH / 1869 AD
Notes	This Qur’anic manuscript features an opening and a closing double page, both decorated with exquisite gold and multi-coloured elements. The text is written in black naskh script, with each page containing 15 lines. It is decorated with the titles of the surahs written in white rq’ah script on a gold background and decorated with gold margins and side medallions. As stated on the last page, this manuscript was written by the calligrapher Sayyed Muhammad Nouri. To watch a video presentation of this piece of art, click here (in English).
Sample Text	“Manuscript of the Holy Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;9;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: UA 09

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A manuscript of the Holy Qur’an

(مصحف مخطوط للقرآن الكريم)

Publication Date 1286 AH / 1869 AD

Publication Place Ottoman Turkey - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Subject Ottoman

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID SM 2006-1468

Record ID object;EPM;ua;Mus21;9;ar

Library Location Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Date 1286 AH / 1869 AD

Notes This Qur’anic manuscript features an opening and a closing double page, both decorated with exquisite gold and multi-coloured elements. The text is written in black naskh script, with each page containing 15 lines. It is decorated with the titles of the surahs written in white rq’ah script on a gold background and decorated with gold margins and side medallions. As stated on the last page, this manuscript was written by the calligrapher Sayyed Muhammad Nouri. To watch a video presentation of this piece of art, click here (in English).

Sample Text “Manuscript of the Holy Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;9;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: UA 09