Unknown - Qur'an - Herat - 1460

Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460. This manuscript from a Qur'an scribed shortly after Shah Rukh’s reign at a time of great political turmoil. It was relatively small for ease of carriage, thus was most likely for private use. Sadly the Qur'an had been badly damaged with most of the manuscript beyond repair. We have done what we can to rescue some of the Holy scripture.

The folio contains scripture from the Medinian chapter 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), v.270-273. These verses focus on the rules, etiquette, and spiritual rewards of charity (Sadaqah) and voluntary spending in the way of Allah. They highlight the importance of sincerity, the preference for secret giving, and the identification of the most deserving recipients. Whether charity is given openly or secretly, or if it is a promised vow (nadhr), God is fully aware of it and the intention behind it. It assures believers that no act of kindness goes unnoticed, while warning that those who act with wrong intentions or fail to fulfil their obligations (the unjust/wrongdoers) will have no one to save them from God’s punishment.

The folio has evenly spaced and elegant Naskhi script in black ink containing 14 lines of scripture broken. Free-hand 'aya' in a simple gold spiral mark out the verses. A single marginals (Juz) in blue, marks the 270th verse of the Chapter. Diacritical advisory script marks in red providing the reader with devotional guidance. The folios is fully framed in gold and blue lines.

There is devotional use through page turning lower right, but otherwise this is a good clean copy and very well preserved for its age dating from around the time of the fall of Constantinople to Islam in 1453.

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