Qur'an of al-Za'farani

مصحف الزعفراني

An old Kufic mushaf bearing the name of the scholar al-Za'farani; an early witness to arranging the codex by readings.

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An old Qur'an in Kufic script bearing the name of the scribe al-Zafarani; one of the early witnesses to the arrangement of Qur'ans by readings. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Qur'an of al-Za'farani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/mushaf-al-zafarani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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