Story of the Mushaf

قصة المصحف

A trail through the codex between two covers.

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Arabia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The compilation

    زيد يروي: كيف جُمع القرآن بعد قتل القراء.

    Bukhari 4986 — collecting the Qur'an under Abu Bakr · Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

  2. The ahruf

    سبعة أحرف: التيسير الذي وحّده عثمان.

    Bukhari 2419 — the seven ahruf · Hadith

  3. The Blue Qur'an

    ذهب على نيلي: فخامة المصاحف الأندلسية.

    The Blue Qur'an

  4. Sanaa folios

    أقدم رقوق المصحف: من سقف الجامع الكبير.

    Sana'a · Sana'a

  5. Book arts

    خط وزخرفة وتذهيب: المتحف بين الدفتين.

    Algeria Quran

Overview

A path through the Book between two covers: the collection after al-Yamama, the codices of Uthman, and the great manuscripts: the Blue Qur'an and the Sana'a leaves.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Story of the Mushaf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-mushaf-story/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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