Surah 104

Surah 104:0

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Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, Is 1431, in Nasḫī script, showing Surah 104:0 from Early 11th Century AD found in Baghdad, currently housed at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, Is 1431

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DateAD 1001 (Early 11th Century AD)
Script StyleNasḫī
Current LocationChester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Found LocationBaghdad
Quranic RangeQ 1-114
Context & Details

This complete Quran was produced in Baghdad by the renowned calligrapher ʿAlī b. Hilāl, also known as Ibn al-Bawwāb, around 1000-1001 AD. He is a significant figure in Islamic art, closely associated with the adoption of the round Naskh script to transcribe the Quran.

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