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A restaurant box for storing the Qur’an
(صندوق مطعم لحفظ المصحف)

Title	A restaurant box for storing the Qur’an
Title Original	صندوق مطعم لحفظ المصحف
Publication Date:	1905-02-25
Subject	Inheritance (Islamic jurisprudence)
Type	Other
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Dar - مجمع الملك عبد العزيز للمكتبات الوقفية
Record ID	sndwq-mtm-lhfz-almshf
Library Location	Valuable collectibles
Date	1333
Notes	“A box made of ebony wood, inlaid with ivory, and decorated on the outer edges and corners with a decorative strip made of copper foil in the form of merlons. The inside of the box is divided into ten units, each unit dedicated to storing a quarter of the Qur’an and lined with a layer of velor silk in a dark green color. As for the outside of the box, it is inlaid and covered with copper on all five sides.” \| Height 23.3 cm, width 29.2 cm, depth 23.5 cm \| Saudi Arabia - Medina - King Abdulaziz Complex for Endowment Libraries \| "Texts recorded on the collection: The front façade: It is decorated with inlay with a Qur’anic verse (Indeed, it is the Noble Qur’an in a hidden book) inside a rectangular shape.  The back façade: (Only the purified shall touch it, a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds) and it is executed with inlay using ivory.  The right side: It is decorated with the name of the donor (Hassan Bey al-Sanari) in the form of a taghra and surrounded by arabesque floral decorative units and a carnation flower on the side. The left one: It is decorated in the form of a rectangle with the inscription “Safar al-Khair in the year 1333”. As for the cover, it is decorated with takifit with copper foil cut out with arabesque decorations, with a silver foil decorated with relief engraving in which it is written: “This is the endowment of the Prophet’s Mosque.”
Dönem	القرن الرابع عشر الهجري
Durum	Good
İşlev	Quran Box
Tanımlayıcı	W/3/3/1/B
Kıymetli Eser Türü	Wooden Masterpiece

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A restaurant box for storing the Qur’an

(صندوق مطعم لحفظ المصحف)

Publication Date 1905-02-25

Subject Inheritance (Islamic jurisprudence)

Type Other

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Dar - مجمع الملك عبد العزيز للمكتبات الوقفية

Record ID sndwq-mtm-lhfz-almshf

Library Location Valuable collectibles

Date 1333

Notes “A box made of ebony wood, inlaid with ivory, and decorated on the outer edges and corners with a decorative strip made of copper foil in the form of merlons. The inside of the box is divided into ten units, each unit dedicated to storing a quarter of the Qur’an and lined with a layer of velor silk in a dark green color. As for the outside of the box, it is inlaid and covered with copper on all five sides.” | Height 23.3 cm, width 29.2 cm, depth 23.5 cm | Saudi Arabia - Medina - King Abdulaziz Complex for Endowment Libraries | "Texts recorded on the collection: The front façade: It is decorated with inlay with a Qur’anic verse (Indeed, it is the Noble Qur’an in a hidden book) inside a rectangular shape.  The back façade: (Only the purified shall touch it, a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds) and it is executed with inlay using ivory.  The right side: It is decorated with the name of the donor (Hassan Bey al-Sanari) in the form of a taghra and surrounded by arabesque floral decorative units and a carnation flower on the side. The left one: It is decorated in the form of a rectangle with the inscription “Safar al-Khair in the year 1333”. As for the cover, it is decorated with takifit with copper foil cut out with arabesque decorations, with a silver foil decorated with relief engraving in which it is written: “This is the endowment of the Prophet’s Mosque.”

Dönem القرن الرابع عشر الهجري

Durum Good

İşlev Quran Box

Tanımlayıcı W/3/3/1/B

Kıymetli Eser Türü Wooden Masterpiece