Timurid Quran
المصحف التيموري الكبير
A huge Timurid-era mushaf attributed to the workshops of Baysunghur and Umar Aqta; among the greatest Persian calligraphic treasures.
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Overview
A huge Qur'an from the Timurid period (fifteenth century), attributed to Ja'far Bayasanghuri and Umar al-Aqta'; one of the greatest works of Persian calligraphy. 1
People and things also explored
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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islam.museum contributors. “Timurid Quran”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/mushaf-timuri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.