Rare Quran Manuscript Found in Egypt Mosque
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of old manuscripts, including a copy of the Holy Quran, were discovered in a mosque in Damanhur, the capital of Egypt’s Beheira Governorate on Tuesday.
According to al-Misri al-Yawm daily, they were found at Sayedi Atiya Abu al-Rish Mosque, director of the province’s Awqaf Department said.
He added that the Quran manuscript is unique in terms of its designs and decorations as well as containing a brief introduction to the letters of the Quran.
The copies had been in the mosque for years but no one knew of their importance.
They were discovered by members of a committee set up by Awqaf Minister Mohammed Mukhtar Gum’a to collect old manuscripts copies.
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