Divers - Feuillet Manuscrit coranique recto verso, issu d’un Coran. - 1620

Manuscript leaf of the Quran – Early 17th century – Ink and gold on smooth laid paper.
1 double-sided sheet – Piece rescued from a fire. The paper is handmade and, as was common at the time, polished by hand. Smoothed laid paper (Büttenpapier).
Photos 16 and 17 show the cover of the Quran but are not in my possession.
Origin Near East or Persia. (Probably Iran or the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Syria, or Tunisia).
circa 1600–1630
Brown, red, blue ink and hand-gilding.
Format 21.5cm × 15cm, Text 10.5cm × 6cm.
Calligraphic verses from the Quran on both sides.
Superb manuscript of the Quran, front and back, from the early 17th century, calligraphed on smooth laid paper and richly enhanced with gold.
Manuscript on smooth, handmade laid paper, written with ink and gold leaf.
Magnificent double-page leaf, front and back, from an ancient manuscript Quran, dated to the early 17th century. Text in finely written naskh script in black ink, with red vowels, blue and green diacritics, a gold frame, and gold circles marking the end of verses (āyāt). Marginal mention 'ḥizb' in red, indicating the traditional liturgical division of the Quran.
The harmonious composition, balanced margins, and fine linework attest to the work of an expert copyist. Overall good condition for a 17th-century piece. Small marginal foxing and age marks are present without affecting the text. The gilding and inks remain vivid, and the calligraphy is perfectly legible.
Partial Translation
Surah Al-Kahf – Verses 32 to 44
No text provided to translate.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
And strike for them a parable: Two men, We made for one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We surrounded both with date palms, and placed crops between them.
Both gardens yielded their fruits and did not withhold anything from them, and We caused a river to flow between them. (33)
And he had fruit, so he said to his companion as he argued with him, 'I am more wealthy than you and more honorable in social standing.'
And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, 'I do not think this will ever perish.'
And I do not think the Hour will come, and if I am returned to my Lord, I will surely find better in return.
His companion said to him while debating, 'Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?' (37)
But it is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate anyone with my Lord. (38)
And why did you not say, when you entered your garden, 'What Allah willed has happened; there is no power except with Allah'? If you see that I am less wealthy and have fewer children.
Perhaps my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and He will send against it a calamity from the sky, causing it to become a slippery, desolate plain.
Or its water becomes unreachable, and he will never be able to seek it.
And his fruits were encompassed, so he began to turn his hands over what he had spent on it, while it was fallen on its trellises. And he said, 'Oh, I wish I had not associated anything with my Lord.'
And he had no group to support him besides Allah, and he could not be victorious.
There belongs to Allah the true sovereignty; He is the best reward and the best outcome. (44)
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
Give them a parable about two men: to one of them We gave two vineyards, surrounded by palm trees, and We caused crops to grow between them.
The two gardens produced their fruits without lacking anything, and We caused a stream to gush forth between them.
He possessed many riches and said to his companion, while discussing with him: "I am richer than you and more powerful through my people."
He enters his garden, being unjust to himself, and says: "I don't think that this can ever perish."
And I do not think that the Hour will come. And if I am brought back to my Lord, I will surely find something better in return.
His companion said to him, while discussing with him: 'Have you become a disbeliever towards the One who created you from earth, then from a drop of sperm, and then shaped you into a man?'
As for me, Allah is my Lord, and I do not associate anyone with my Lord.
If only, upon entering your garden, you had said: 'What Allah wills happens; there is no power except with Allah!' If you see me less endowed than you in wealth and children,
It may be that my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and He will send a calamity from the sky upon your garden, reducing it to a slippery ground.
or its water sinks underground, and you will no longer be able to find it.
His harvests were then destroyed, and he wrung his hands in regret over what he had spent on them, while they were ravaged on their trellises, and he said: 'Alas! Why did I not associate anyone with my Lord?' He had no group to help him against Allah, and he could not help himself.
It is then that sovereignty belongs to Allah, the True. He is the best in reward and the best in outcome.
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