Manuscripts and Inscriptions A complete listing of all Surahs of the Qur'an
12th Century
12th Century
Surah an-Nur, 24:26;34. A very large 12th century Qur'an from the Pre-Mamluk late Abbasid period. Written on large sheets of high quality thick hand m...read more
17th Century
17th Century
Last part of Surah an-Nur, 24 (The Light). Start of Surah al-Furqan, 25 (The Criterion). A very small Qur'an with thirteen lines per page from India, ...read more
5th Century AH
5th Century AH
Surah an-Nur, 24:31. Elegant Qur'an written on paper in the eastern kufic style of Arabic script. The script. is finer and the latters are closer toge...read more
18th Century
18th Century
Surah an-Nur, 24:54;58. A rare example of a simple Qur'an page in naskh script from Bulgaria written during the 18th century on thick paper. The faint...read more
7th Century H (14th Century CE)
730 H (1330 CE)
730 H (1330 CE)
Inscriptions include, Surah 24:35 (Ayat an-Nur), Surah 2:255 (Ayat al-Kursi), 3:26-27, 26:192-9, 56:78-79, 92:5 and 59:22-4.
Made by Muhammad ibn S...read more
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
Surah an-Nur 24:36 onward. The Topkapi manuscript, which is generally attributed to Caliph Uthman, is preserved at the Sacred Relics Section at the T...read more
3rd Century Hijrah
3rd Century Hijrah
Surah Nur 24:35. Fragments of an Abbasid Qur??n (probably third century A.H. / ninth century C.E.), containing verses from the Sura al-Mu?min?n (???? ...read more
