Unknown - Qur'anic folio - 1550

A single illuminated manuscript folio page from a 16th Century Qur'an from the Ottoman. The folio contains the final verses of Chapter 58, Al-Mujadila (The Pleading Woman) , together with the illuminated Surah heading, bismillah and first 2 verses of Chapter 59, Surah al-Hashr (The Banishment). Both address the inevitable victory of Allah and His Messenger, the fate of those who oppose Islam, and the transition of power in Medina. At the end of Surah Al-Mujadila (58:21), Allah declares: "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers."Immediately at the start of Surah Al-Hashr (59:1–2), history demonstrates this exact decree in action—showing how Allah humbled and expelled the defiant People of the Book from their fortified strongholds in Medina when they opposed the Prophet.

An elaborate decorative Juz, with finials north and south, marks both 20th verse of Chapter 58. The script is evenly spaced naskhi scripture in a good hand, with the verses marked by simple gold aya containing a blue centre dot and five radial arms of equal spacing. A thick gold frame surrounds the whole, with a finer blue outer frame line completing the framing.

The folio is in good condition.

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