Entire Qur'an copied in miniature,

An exceptionally rare and important Qur'an copied in nasta'liq script.

Traditionally, calligraphers reserved only six types of calligraphy to copy the holy script of the Qur'an, these were primarily thuluth, naskh, muhaqqaq, riqa', rayhani and tawqi. There have been a few select examples of Qur'ans in nast'aliq script, that broke away from the formal Qur'anic calligraphic styles over the centuries, including one written for Shah Tahmasp dated 945 AH (1538 AD) copied by Shah Muhamad Nishapuri and another copied by Muhammad Hussayn Damavandi dated 1093 AH (1682 AD), however these examples are very few and far between. The present example is further elevated by the use of miniature nasta'liq, instead of the standard ghurabi script often endorsed for miniature Qur'ans, with all the proportions of the letters and formations copied with remarkable accuracy and detail despite the vastly reduced scale.

The copyist of this manuscript was a widely celebrated master of the nasta'liq script, using the traditional style of calligraphy, that is best known for being one of the founding members of Anjoman'e Khoshnevisan'e Iran (The Calligraphers Association of Iran). His father Seyed Morteza Hosseini Borghani was also a notable scribe, who learnt his skill under the watchful eye of the leading figure in nasta'liq scripture in the court of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, Mohammad Reza Kolhar.