No. 100958322

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Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425
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€ 72
2 weeks ago

Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

A miniature bi-folio from a Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425. It is written in a Arabic naskh script, with black ink and red diactritical markings to guide the devotee through prayer. In this case there are 17 lines of fine script with gold 'aya' marking the verses and 'Allah' written in gold thuluth font. The folio has a fine marginal illuminating the text, marking the 15th verse. The folio contains scripture from chapter 28, Al-Qasas (The Whole Story) v.13-18, which focus on the conclusion of the story of Prophet Moses' (Musa) birth, his restoration to his mother, and his transition into manhood, highlighting themes of divine promise, mercy, and guidance. Key themes from these verses are: divine control through God protecting his servants, turning the enemy's home into a place of safety for Moses; repentance as Moses seeks forgiveness for mistakes is the way of the prophets.; and wisdom, in that nowledge and judgment are divine gifts given to the righteous. Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please do check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.

No. 100958322

Sold
Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

A miniature bi-folio from a Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425. It is written in a Arabic naskh script, with black ink and red diactritical markings to guide the devotee through prayer. In this case there are 17 lines of fine script with gold 'aya' marking the verses and 'Allah' written in gold thuluth font. The folio has a fine marginal illuminating the text, marking the 15th verse.

The folio contains scripture from chapter 28, Al-Qasas (The Whole Story) v.13-18, which focus on the conclusion of the story of Prophet Moses' (Musa) birth, his restoration to his mother, and his transition into manhood, highlighting themes of divine promise, mercy, and guidance. Key themes from these verses are: divine control through God protecting his servants, turning the enemy's home into a place of safety for Moses; repentance as Moses seeks forgiveness for mistakes is the way of the prophets.; and wisdom, in that nowledge and judgment are divine gifts given to the righteous.

Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing.

Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please do check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.


Final bid
€ 72
Zena Chiara Masud
Expert
Estimate  € 150 - € 200

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