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Lot Essay
These two folios come from a Qur'an which was made for the son of the Caliph Abu al-'Abbas al-Nasir. The final juz' of this important Qur'an was sold at Christie's, King Street, 10 October 2000, lot 11. It contained a lengthy colophon with a dedication to Abu 'AbdUllah Muhammad bin Sayyidina al-Khalifa al-Imam Amir al-Mu'minin and was dated 588 equivalent to 1192-93 AD.
Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad is presumed to be the son of one of the last Caliphs of Baghdad Abu al-'Abbas al-Nasir al-Zahir Muhammad bin al-Nasir who reigned from AH 575/1180 AD to AH 622/1225 AD.
The Qur'an is remarkable for the lavishness of its illumination, and is highly important as no other Qur'an is recorded that makes a specific reference to a Caliph.
Other leaves from this Qur'an have been sold at Christie's King Street, 14 October 2003, lot 1, 9 November 1977, lot 67 and 22 November 1984, lot 111, at Sotheby's 14 October 1999, lot 9 and at Christie's South Kensington, 5 October 2012, lot 552.
Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad is presumed to be the son of one of the last Caliphs of Baghdad Abu al-'Abbas al-Nasir al-Zahir Muhammad bin al-Nasir who reigned from AH 575/1180 AD to AH 622/1225 AD.
The Qur'an is remarkable for the lavishness of its illumination, and is highly important as no other Qur'an is recorded that makes a specific reference to a Caliph.
Other leaves from this Qur'an have been sold at Christie's King Street, 14 October 2003, lot 1, 9 November 1977, lot 67 and 22 November 1984, lot 111, at Sotheby's 14 October 1999, lot 9 and at Christie's South Kensington, 5 October 2012, lot 552.