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Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425
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€ 99
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Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

A miniature foliofrom a Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425, with historical repairs to the edges, which do not intrude upon the scripture, but stabilise the folio. The folio contains scripture from Verses 13 and 14 of chapter 61, As-Saff (The Solid Ranks), which provide a concluding promise of victory and a call to action for believers, connecting their struggle to the historical disciples of Jesus (Isa). The Surah focuses on sincerity in faith, urging believers to align their words with actions and to support the cause of Allah. It also contains the illuminated header of chapter 62, Al-Jumu'ah (Friday Congregation) and v.1-5, which focus on the glorification of Allah, the appointment of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a messenger to all humanity—particularly to the "unlettered" or "gentiles"—and a firm rebuke to those who were entrusted with the Torah (the Jewish community of that time) but failed to live up to its teachings. 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 several 'Allah' in gold thuluth font. The folio has a single decorative marginal illuminating the text, making the beginning of a new Chapter. 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. 102664533

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Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

A miniature foliofrom a Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425, with historical repairs to the edges, which do not intrude upon the scripture, but stabilise the folio. The folio contains scripture from Verses 13 and 14 of chapter 61, As-Saff (The Solid Ranks), which provide a concluding promise of victory and a call to action for believers, connecting their struggle to the historical disciples of Jesus (Isa). The Surah focuses on sincerity in faith, urging believers to align their words with actions and to support the cause of Allah. It also contains the illuminated header of chapter 62, Al-Jumu'ah (Friday Congregation) and v.1-5, which focus on the glorification of Allah, the appointment of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a messenger to all humanity—particularly to the "unlettered" or "gentiles"—and a firm rebuke to those who were entrusted with the Torah (the Jewish community of that time) but failed to live up to its teachings.

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 several 'Allah' in gold thuluth font. The folio has a single decorative marginal illuminating the text, making the beginning of a new Chapter.

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
€ 99
Jonathan Devaux
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Estimate  € 150 - € 200

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