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Title

  • Qur'anic verses

Created / Published

  • 9th century

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Qur'anic verses written in Kufi script during the 9th century.
  • -  Dimensions of Written Surface: 12 (w) x 8 (h) cm
  • -  God knows all the hidden things / Of the heavens and the earth. / Verily he has full knowledge / Of all that is in men's hearts. (35:38)
  • -  Surat al-Fatir deals with the mysteries and forces of Creation (al-khalq), as well as the angelic forces that maintain Creation. Paradise is promised for the believers, and Hell for the unbelievers. Hope is the promise of those who perform good deeds:
  • -  The script, layout, and red verse marker on this fragment resemble another fragment in the collections of the Library of Congress (1-84-154.20a R & V).
  • -  The text is executed in a Kufi script close to syle D.IV (Déroche 1992: 89, cat. no. 40), a writing style found on horizontal Qur'ans produced during the 9th century. It is written in brown ink at 13 lines per page. There are no vocalization or diacritical marks. The only verse marker consists of a red circle at verse 40 on the fragment's verso (1-84-154.20c V), which was added later to demarcate a tenth verse.
  • -  This calligraphic fragment includes verses 25-33 of the 35th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Fatir (The Originator of Creation). The text continues with verses 33-40 on the folio's verso (1-84-154.20c V). These particular verses are found on another fragment of a Qur'an also executed in Kufi script in the collections of the Library of Congress (1-89-154.186 R & V). The verso of this calligraphic fragment includes verses 33-40 of al-Fatir (The Originator of Creation). The text continues verses 25-33 on the folio's recto (1-84-154.20c R).
  • -  Those who rehearse the Book of God, / Establish regular prayer, / And spend in charity, / Out of what We have provided for them, / Secretly and openly, / Hope for a commerce that will never fail. (35:29)
  • -  Script: Kufi
  • -  1-84-154.20c

Medium

  • 1 volume ; 15.5 (w) x 10.8 (h) cm

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019714569

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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