Birmingham Quran manuscript
مصحف برمنغهام
Hijazi-script parchment folios at the University of Birmingham; radiocarbon dated 568–645 CE, among the oldest known Qur'an leaves.
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Qur'anic parchments written in Hijazi script at the University of Birmingham; radiocarbon dating places them between 568 and 645 CE, making them among the oldest known Qur'an leaves. 1
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Islamic calligraphy· The Blue Qur'an· The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· Command, prohibition and capacity
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