Unknown - Quran Leaf - 1575

A manuscript page from a Quran dated 1575. The page contains the final verses of chapter 14 and the illuminated header and first verses of Chapter 15.

Verses 49-52 of Chapter 14 (Surah Ibrahim) in the Quran serve as a closing, vivid description of the Day of Judgment, warning wrongdoers and offering a final reminder to humanity. These verses conclude the Surah with a depiction of the fate of those who rejected faith.

Verses 1-5 of Surah Al-Hijr (Chapter 15 of the Quran) were revealed in Makkah during a period of intense opposition to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). These verses serve to affirm the divine origin of the Quran, warn the disbelievers about the consequences of their denial, and provide comfort to the Prophet

This is a beautifully illuminated leaf. The script is a crisp nashki in black. The whole script is surrounded by multiple frame lines. A fine Surah heading cuts across the page, with the header in white thuluth script within a gold cartouche. Blue arabesque book ends enclose the header. Multiple 'circular aya in gold with 4 equidistant blue dots on the circumference mark the verses within the scripture, with red diacritical (devotional markings) providing guidance to the devotee. Two illuminate marginals mark the 50th and 5th verses respectively of the chapters. This is is super condition.

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