Qur'an section

NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY

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Qur'an section
Near East or North Africa, 8th/9th Century
Manuscript on vellum, 10ff. with 16ll. of sepia kufic, diacritics in red, sura headings in red, one folio inscribed Husayn ibn 'Ali and with royal Safavid seals, later red, blue and gold ruled margins, in later brown morocco binding, generally clean condition, slight fading
Folio 6¼ x 9.3/8in. (16 x 23.3cm.)

Lot Essay

From various suras.

The inscription Husayn ibn 'Ali may be a later, albeit Medieval, addition to this early Qur'an section. Early Qur'ans were sometimes falsely attributed to the close followers of the Prophet, either to the Caliphs or in this case to the son of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.

From the seal impressions attached to this folio, it appears that this Qur'an was highly valued and part of a Royal Safavid library.

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