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Title

  • Qur'anic verses

Created / Published

  • 9th century

Headings

  • -  Calligraphy, Arabic
  • -  Manuscripts, Arabic--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Iraq
  • -  Arabic script calligraphy
  • -  Illuminated Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Islamic calligraphy
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Kufi
  • -  Qur'anic verses

Notes

  • -  Qur'anic verses in a Kufi script close to style D.III and typical of Qur'ans produced during the 9th century.
  • -  Dimensions of Written Surface: Recto: 8.7 (w) x 5.3 (h) cm. Dimensions of Written Surface: Verso: 8.9 (w) x 5.4 (h) cm
  • -  Do not defame nor be sarcastic to each other, / Or call each other by offensive nicknames... / And those who do not desist are doing wrong. O you who believe, / Do not let some men among you laugh at others, / (Although) it may be that the latter are better than the former. / Also do not let some women laugh at others, / (Although) it may be that the latter are better than the former. (49:11)
  • -  Surat al-Hujurat is the third of a group of three Medinan surahs, beginning with chapter 47. It discusses conduct that must be observed by the Muslim community, such as mutual respect and allegiance to a rightful leader. The beginning of verse 11 on this fragment stresses proper behavior:
  • -  The text is executed in a Kufi script close to style D.III typical of Qur'ans produced during the 9th century. At five lines per page, the Qur'anic text is executed in brown ink and in a horizontal format. Red dots indicate vocalization, while a single green dot on both the recto and verso of this fragment demarcate a long medial alif (a).
  • -  This calligraphic fragment includes the beginning of verse 11 of the 49th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Hujurat (The Chambers). This same verse continues on the folio's verso (1-84-154.20d R).
  • -  Script: Kufi
  • -  1-84-154.20d

Medium

  • 1 volume ; 13.8 (w) x 9.3 (h) cm

Repository

  • Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019714587

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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