Manuscripts and Inscriptions A complete listing of all Surahs of the Qur'an
14th Century
Last part of Surah al-Ankabut, 29. Start of Surah ar-Rum, 30. A Quran bifolium originating in Persia written during the 14th century. There are nine l...read more
17th Century
Surah al-Ankabut, 29. A very large 17th century Qur'an from the late Mughal period of Islamic rule in India. The size and elegance of this Qur'an indi...read more
18th Century
Surah al-Ankabut, 29. A complete Qur'an manuscript from China, 18th century. The text has been written by a neat hand in a traditional naskh style us...read more
4th Century
Surah Ankabut, 29:57;61. Qur'an manuscript leaf written in maghribi script, using handsome, elegant and austere characters. The text is written in bro...read more
2nd/3rd Century
Surah al-Ankabut, 29:23;26. Below Surah Luqmaan, 32:21;25. Kufic Qur'an written in horizontal format. Red dots are used for vowels and green dots indi...read more
9th century
Surah al-Ankabut, 29:23. A Qur'an written in Kufic script using a horizontal format, 9th century. The manuscript provides a good example of the ad-Du'...read more
16th Century
Surah al-Ankabut, 29:42. Thirteen lines of a bihari script in black and gold, 16th century. The page is ruled in red and black ink. Individual verses ...read more
706 H 1306 CE
End of Surah Al-Ankabut 29. Ayah 69. And starting of Surah Ar-Rum30. Ayah 1. (cat.40). Oljaytu's Qur'an, juz' 21, text-page, folio 10r. Surah 29, Ayah...read more
669 H (1270 CE)
Surah al-Ankabut 29:45, "Recite, what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, a...read more
3rd /4th Century Hijrah
Surah al-Ankabut 29:44 onwards. Manuscript ID: MS Add.1144.
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-01144/4...read more
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
Surah al-29:55 onward. The Topkapi manuscript, which is generally attributed to Caliph Uthman, is preserved at the Sacred Relics Section at the Topkap...read more
Late 1st century / early 2nd century of Hijra.
Folio 253b showing end of Surah 28: al-Qas?as? and beginning of Surah 29: al-Ankab?t.
Mehmed Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt, sent this mus?h?af to t...read more
Late 1st century / early 2nd century of Hijra.
Mehmed Ali Pasha, Governor of Egypt, sent this mus?h?af to the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II as a gift in 1226 AH / 1811 CE. A note in the beginning of the...read more