Unknown - Qur'an - Herat - 1460

Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460. This manuscript leaf from a Qur'an scribed shortly after Shah Rukh’s reign at a time of great political turmoil. It contains scripture from chapter 42, Ash-Shura (Consultation), v.11-15. These emphasise God's unique nature, the continuity of the prophetic message, and the call to steadfast unity and justice. In verses 15 the Prophet is instructed to: "I believe in whatever Scripture God has sent down, and I have been commanded to judge justly between you. God is our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds and you have your deeds. There is no need for argument between us and you. God will bring us together, and to Him is the final return."

The leaf contains 14 lines of elegant naskhi script in black ink and in an educated calligraphic hand. The leaf has a single marginal(Juz) in blue marking the final 40th verse division of the Chapter. The leaf is fully framed in gold and blue lines.

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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