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Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460.  This manuscript leaf from a Koran 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. 

The leaf if from the last verses of the Meccan Chapter 51 Az-Zariyat (or Adh-Dhariyat) (Scattering Winds),  which explains that the purpose of creation is to worship Allah alone, and that Allah is self-sufficient, being the sole Provider for all creation, possessing all strength and being the Steadfast One. The latter verses refer to Allah's promise to punish the wrongdoers and the importance of reminding people of this truth.  The manuscript also contains the It contains the header for Chapter 52, At-Tur (Mount Tur). 

The leaf contains 12 lines of evenly spaced and elegant Naskhi script in black ink, separated by the header for Chapter 50 written in gold Thuluth script.  Multiple free-hand 'aya' in a simple gold spiral mark out the  verses on the leaf. The leaf has a two marginals (Juz), one in blue and one in gold marking verses 55 and 60 respectively of the Chapter. Diacritical advisory script marks in red providing the reader with devotional guidance. The leaf is fully framed in gold and blue lines. 

There is devotional use staining bottom left through page turning, and a little scuffing around the marginals, 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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