Historical Quran Manuscript on Display in Cairo

IQNA –On the occasion of the Hijri new year, the Cairo International Airport Museum has put one of its most valuable works on display to visitors.

It is a rare and exquisite manuscript copy of the Quran dating back to the Ottoman period. 

Exhibiting the copy is within the framework of the museum’s cultural and educational programs to commemorate the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina; a historical event that is considered the origin of the Hijri calendar and has a special place in the history and identity of Islamic civilization.

The Hijri calendar is linked to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD; an event that paved the way for the formation of Islamic society and government and opened a new chapter in Muslim history.

On this occasion, the Cairo Airport Museum is exhibiting the valuable copy of the handwritten Quran, which dates back to 954 AH (1548 AD).

This manuscript is written with ink on paper and decorated with the art of Islamic illumination and decoration. This work is signed by the calligrapher Ahmad bin Jalyani and is considered one of the outstanding examples of Islamic calligraphy and book decoration during the Ottoman period.

The exhibition also tells visitors part of the history of the compilation and collection of the Holy Quran.

 Museum officials believe that such works can familiarize domestic and foreign visitors with an important part of the religious, cultural and artistic history of the Islamic world.

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