Surah 72

Surah 72:0

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Istanbul, Topkapı Palace Museum, "Saray 50386" (Karatay 42), in kūfī, type F.I script, showing Surah 72:0 from Mid-8th to Late 9th Century AD found in Unknown provenance, currently housed at Topkapı Palace Museum (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi), Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Topkapı Palace Museum, "Saray 50386" (Karatay 42)

1 of 2codex_00054
DateAD 900 (Mid-8th to Late 9th Century AD)
Script Stylekūfī, type F.I
Current LocationTopkapı Palace Museum (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi), Istanbul, Turkey
Found LocationUnknown provenance
Quranic RangeQ 2:12- Q 114
Context & Details

This near-complete Kufic Quran is bound in brown leather over wood with arabesque interlacing and iron rings. It bears the foundation seal of Sultan Osman III, and its first three leaves as well as sura headings are illuminated.

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BNF Arabe 6430, in Naskh (NS 1) script, showing Surah 72:0 from 10th Century AD found in Unknown, currently housed at Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

BNF Arabe 6430

2 of 2codex_00783
DateAD 1000 (10th Century AD)
Script StyleNaskh (NS 1)
Current LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Found LocationUnknown
Quranic RangeQ 2:4-92:16
Context & Details

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.

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