Historical ‘Kufic’ Mus’haf Displayed at the Mecca Quran Museum
The Museum of the Holy Quran in Mecca has displayed one of the rarest copies of the Quran with very high historical value, the official Iraqi news agency reported.
The Kufic Quran is a copy that is considered an important evidence in the process of compiling the Holy Quran.
This manuscript is a clear testimony to the development of the art of Islamic calligraphy in the early centuries after the advent of Islam.
This copy dates back to the second or third century AH (eighth or ninth century AD), and is written in Kufic script on parchment; a material that is considered one of the oldest materials used in writing Qurans.
The report states that this manuscript is in a horizontal format, a format that was common at the beginning of the writing of the Quran and reflects the artistic and technical characteristics of that historical period.
This Quranic manuscript begins with verse 50 of Surah Al Imran and continues to the end of Surah Abasa, and is an example of partial Quranic manuscripts that were popular in early times.
This type of Quranic manuscript was used for educational purposes, memorization of the Quran, and circulation among scholars and students of religious sciences.
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The display of this Quran is in line with the mission of the Holy Quran Museum in Mecca to introduce Quranic treasures and rare manuscripts, and its goal is to familiarize visitors with the history of the Holy Quran, the evolution of Arabic script, and the efforts of Muslims throughout the centuries to preserve and write the Holy Quran in the most beautiful way possible.
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