Recovered Quran Not Aurangzeb’s
Superintendent of police Abhinav Khare told reporters on Thursday that a team of officials from Jammu and Kashmir have concluded that the Holy Scripture is not the one stolen in 2003 from the Pratap Singh Museum in Srinagar. The stolen Quran is believed to have been written by Aurungzeb.
The team from Jammu and Kashmir, which included experts from the police and archaeology departments, could conclude that the details in the Quran recovered by Mysuru police does not match with the one stolen from Srinagar.
The officials, however, said that the Quran is not less valuable, the Times of India reported.
The district police had sent footage of the Quran to Jammu and Kashmir after which a five-member team visited Mysuru. J&K officials were prompted to check the recovered Quran as it is believed to be from the 17th century, when Aurangzeb was in power.
Following recovery of the Quran, Mysuru police received several enquiries regarding the scripture. A Jamia Millia Islamia professor also visited Mysuru recently.
The Quran is specially made and even today the letters are not effaced. A thin white paper is placed between each sheet to prevent damage to letters. The 6x4-inch Quran has golden hue pages or leaves with italic letters in black ink. Police say there are 302 leaves. AH 1050 (Islamic calendar), a date on the last page of the recovered Quran, indicates that it was written in the 17th century.
The copy of the Quran is now in the custody of a court.
