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Holy Qur'an
(قرآن مشرف)

Title	Holy Qur'an
Title Original	قرآن مشرف
Publication Date:	Hijri 690 / AD 1291
Publication Place	Iran - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Paper binding with grandfather and gold seal
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	25.2 x 17cm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2013.20.1
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;11;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	Hijri 690 / AD 1291
Notes	This Qur’an visually underwent successive stages of rewriting and re-decoration, and there are inscriptions that give dates for some of these works. The first and most important transcription of the Qur’an is called the one-line version, which dates back to the year 690 AH / 1291 AD, which says that it was copied by Yaqut al-Mu’tasimi (died in 1298 AD), one of the most famous Muslim calligraphers. At that time, Yaqut was working for the Mongol Ilkhanid Sultan. Unfortunately, only some of the original papers remained. The restoration process was carried out at a later stage, and it is beautiful and carried out with great skill. In this Qur’an, the beginning, middle and end of the double pages are illustrated in gold. The use of bold blue and red writing on a gold ground continued for centuries, even in the late Qajar era (beginning of the fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD). The wide margins are decorated with stencil-style flowers and leaf rolls in gold, and the beginning of each part is marked with a decorative tool. The rectangular panels at the beginning of the wall contain multi-colored lobed arches with an extension of the margin.
Sample Text	“Honorable Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;11;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: MY1 11
Seçili bibliyografya	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Al-Quran: The Sacred Art of Revelation, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2004: 104 – 107.Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,IAMM Guide Book, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2014: 32.

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Holy Qur'an

(قرآن مشرف)

Publication Date Hijri 690 / AD 1291

Publication Place Iran - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Paper binding with grandfather and gold seal

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 25.2 x 17cm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2013.20.1

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;11;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date Hijri 690 / AD 1291

Notes This Qur’an visually underwent successive stages of rewriting and re-decoration, and there are inscriptions that give dates for some of these works. The first and most important transcription of the Qur’an is called the one-line version, which dates back to the year 690 AH / 1291 AD, which says that it was copied by Yaqut al-Mu’tasimi (died in 1298 AD), one of the most famous Muslim calligraphers. At that time, Yaqut was working for the Mongol Ilkhanid Sultan. Unfortunately, only some of the original papers remained. The restoration process was carried out at a later stage, and it is beautiful and carried out with great skill. In this Qur’an, the beginning, middle and end of the double pages are illustrated in gold. The use of bold blue and red writing on a gold ground continued for centuries, even in the late Qajar era (beginning of the fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD). The wide margins are decorated with stencil-style flowers and leaf rolls in gold, and the beginning of each part is marked with a decorative tool. The rectangular panels at the beginning of the wall contain multi-colored lobed arches with an extension of the margin.

Sample Text “Honorable Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;11;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: MY1 11

Seçili bibliyografya Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,Al-Quran: The Sacred Art of Revelation, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2004: 104 – 107.Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia,IAMM Guide Book, Kuala Lumpur: IAMM Publications, 2014: 32.