Surah 46:0
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Wetzstein II 1949 (Ahlwardt 359)
This early Abbasid parchment folio features text from Surah Al-Ahqaf. According to Wilhelm Ahlwardt's catalogue, diacritical points are rarely used, appearing primarily as small diagonal strokes on the letters Nūn and Tāʾ. Vowels are indicated by small red dots, and the long 'ā' is frequently unmarked.
Arabe 334 (j) (Scan 1)
Originally discovered in Fustat (Old Cairo), this fragment is notable for its intricate verse division markers. It employs a golden 'hāʾ' to mark groups of five verses and varied medallion designs containing fully written words for every ten verses.
Arabe 334 (j) (Scan 2)
Originally discovered in Fustat (Old Cairo), this fragment is notable for its intricate verse division markers. It employs a golden 'hāʾ' to mark groups of five verses and varied medallion designs containing fully written words for every ten verses.
BNF Arabe 6430
This 10th-century Quranic manuscript is notable for being written on Oriental paper rather than parchment. It features complete diacritics and vocalization, with distinctive colorful verse markers including yellow Kufic 'hāʾ' letters to signal groups of five verses.