Where collecting is concerned, the Qur’an is a multi-faceted text that has taken many forms since its arrival in the Muslim world over a millennia ago. Unlike other holy scriptures that are accepted as divinely inspired, the Qur’an is believed to be the literal word of God (as it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad) and the scripture and physical properties of the inscribed codex therefore carry a certain spiritual significance that sets it apart from all other texts. The culmination of this belief and the development of book production through the ages have resulted in a vast array of magnificent manuscript Qur’ans, and today we'd like to share a few examples from our shelves.
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