Codex Parisino-petropolitanus

مصحف باريس-بطرسبرغ

The largest surviving early Hijazi codex; its folios split between Paris, Saint Petersburg and other libraries, covering about two-thirds of the text.

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The largest surviving remnant of an early Hijazi Qur'an; its leaves are spread between Paris, St Petersburg and other libraries and cover about two-thirds of the text. 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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