Manuscripts and Inscriptions A complete listing of all Surahs of the Qur'an
16th Century
16th Century
Surah Hud,11. Start of Surah Yusuf, 12. A 16th century section (12th juz') of the Qur'an written in bihari script from India. Each page contains 13 li...read more
18th Century
18th Century
Surah Hud,11:31. Two sides from a rare Qur'an leaf from an 18th century Qur'an written using sini (Chinese) Arabic script from Beijing, China. Simply ...read more
19th Century
19th Century
Surah Hud, 11:23. Late 18th to early 19th century Qur'an from the Indian subcontinent elegantly written in naskh. Very lightly decorated with a simple...read more
6th-7th Century H (12/13th CE)
13th century AD
13th century AD
End of Surah Yunus and start of Surah Hud. This page in vigorous Maghribi hand, is from a Qur'an probably copied in the 13th century in the Muslim Kin...read more
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
Surah Hud 11:27 onward. The Topkapi manuscript, which is generally attributed to Caliph Uthman, is preserved at the Sacred Relics Section at the Topka...read more
Early 8th century AD
Early 8th century AD
Second half of 1st century Hijra / late 7th or early 8th century CE
Second half of 1st century Hijra / late 7th or early 8th century CE
Surah Hud Surah 11:73-95. Additional and corroborating evidence was obtained by radiocarbon dating the fragment at University of Oxford. Two calibrati...read more