Samarkand Kufic Quran

مصحف سمرقند الكوفي

The great Kufic mushaf attributed to Uthman (8th–9th c.) kept in Tashkent — among the oldest Qur'ans extant, holding about half the text.

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Scripture and its sciencesArts of the book

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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· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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