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A single sheet of the Qur’an dyed in indigo blue
(ورقة مفردة من المصحف مصبوغة باللون الأزرق النيلي)

Title	A single sheet of the Qur’an dyed in indigo blue
Title Original	ورقة مفردة من المصحف مصبوغة باللون الأزرق النيلي
Publication Date:	Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Publication Place	North Africa, probably Kairouan - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Subject	Abbasid / Fatimid?
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	SM 1996 – 3185
Record ID	object;EPM;ua;Mus21;2;ar
Library Location	Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Date	Fourth century AH / tenth century AD
Notes	This horizontal sheet of the Qur’an was executed in indigo blue with golden calligraphic letters, avoiding any additional vowels or phonetic marks. It is said that this paper was originally part of a manuscript that was executed in North Africa, most likely in the city of Kairouan during the fourth century AH / tenth century AD. This paper reviews verses 135 to 137 of Surah “An-Nisa,” which is Surah No. 4 of the Holy Qur’an.
Sample Text	“A single leaf of the Qur’an dyed in indigo blue” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;2;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: UA 02

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A single sheet of the Qur’an dyed in indigo blue

(ورقة مفردة من المصحف مصبوغة باللون الأزرق النيلي)

Publication Date Fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Publication Place North Africa, probably Kairouan - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Subject Abbasid / Fatimid?

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID SM 1996 – 3185

Record ID object;EPM;ua;Mus21;2;ar

Library Location Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Date Fourth century AH / tenth century AD

Notes This horizontal sheet of the Qur’an was executed in indigo blue with golden calligraphic letters, avoiding any additional vowels or phonetic marks. It is said that this paper was originally part of a manuscript that was executed in North Africa, most likely in the city of Kairouan during the fourth century AH / tenth century AD. This paper reviews verses 135 to 137 of Surah “An-Nisa,” which is Surah No. 4 of the Holy Qur’an.

Sample Text “A single leaf of the Qur’an dyed in indigo blue” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;2;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: UA 02