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Ett mycket eftertraktat tvåsidigt folio från en kinesisk Koran från 1700-talet (cirka 1760), som innehåller skrift från övergången mellan kapitel 29, al-Ankabut (Spindeln), v.67-68 och kapitlet 30, ar-Rum (Romarna), med dess rubrik i guld thuluth, tillsammans med öppningsbasmala.

Verserna 66-68 i Surah Al-'Ankabut (Kapitel 29) tar upp människans otacksamhet mot Gud när man möter Hans välsignelser. De kontrasterar särskilt de tillfälliga, bedrägliga bekvämligheterna i världslivet med de allvarliga slutliga konsekvenserna av att förkasta den gudomliga sanningen.

Det är skrivet i elegant Muhaqqaq-skrift, kännetecknad av djärva vänsterlutande, utdragna pennstreck, väl separerade ligaturer och ytliga och svepande horisontella underlinelika flourishes. Det är 

A highly desirable bi-folio from an 18th Century Chinese Qur'an (circa 1760), which contains scripture from the transition between chapter 29, al-Ankabut (The Spider), v.67-68 and the chapter 30, ar-Rum (The Romans), with its heading in gold thuluth, together with the opening basmala. 

Verses 66-68 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (Chapter 29) address the ingratitude of humanity toward God when faced with His blessings. They specifically contrast the temporary, deceptive comforts of worldly life with the severe ultimate consequences of rejecting the divine truth. 

It is written in elegant Muhaqqaq script, characterised by bold left leaning  extended upstrokes of the pen, well-spaced ligatures, and shallow and sweeping horizontal sublinear flourishes. It is 'meticulously produced' as the name implies. During the caliphate of  al Ma'mun (813-833) it became the preferred style of the  Warraqun (professional scribes) to enable relatively easy reproduction. It also suggests the brush strokes associated with Chinese calligraphy, and is often referred to as sini (Chinese) Arabic. The red diacritical marks are Qur'anic recitation typical of Ilkhanid or Yuan-era manuscripts produced for Muslim communities in China.  Gold 'aya' mark the specific verses.   

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Chinese Qur'an - Quran Chapter Bi-folio - 1760

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Quran Chapter Bi-folio av Chinese Qur'an, ett enstaka arabiskt koranmanuskript från 1700-talet, cirka 1760, i gott skick med 2 sidor, mått 16,5 cm x 12 cm.

Chinese Qur'an - Quran Chapter Bi-folio - 1760

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Quran Chapter Bi-folio av Chinese Qur'an, ett enstaka arabiskt koranmanuskript från 1700-talet, cirka 1760, i gott skick med 2 sidor, mått 16,5 cm x 12 cm.

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