Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

dated 588 AH/1192–93 CE

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Often Qur'ans were divided into thirty sections, each called juz'. This manuscript represents portions of the twenty‑ninth juz' of such a set. A colophon survives on another section, providing the date. The text blocks on its pages consist of only five lines of muhaqqaq script, providing a sense of monumentality. Gold kufic script within illuminated frames and margin medallions distinguish the chapter headings, and gold illuminated disks mark the verses.

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Title: Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
Date: dated 588 AH/1192–93 CE
Geography: Made in Iraq, Baghdad
Medium: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
W. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, funds from various donors and Dodge Fund, 2004
Object Number: 2004.89
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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6771. Section from a Qu'ran Manuscript

Reading: Hear a recitation of the first chapter of the Quran

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SHEILA CANBY NARRATOR: We’re honored that Imam Shamsi Ali, from The Islamic Cutural Center of New York, joins us on this program. He’s reciting the first chapter of the Qur’an, the seven verses known as the Fatiha, which means ‘the opening.’

IMAM SHAMSI ALI reciting Qur’an.

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