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Harari Qurans

مصاحف هرر

Old mushafs written in Harar, Ethiopia in the Ajemi/African hand; witness to Islam's depth in the Horn of Africa.

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Old Qur'ans written in Harar, Ethiopia, in an African script; evidence of the depth of Islam in the Horn of Africa. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Harari Qurans”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/masahif-harar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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