Introduction: Between 2017 and 2019, the Al-Furqan Heritage Foundation embarked on an unprecedented scholarly journey. They uniquely addressed the question of compilation and codification of the Quran within Islamic scholarly heritage, while...
Written just decades after the birth of Islam, a rare fragment from a seventh-century Qur’an recently fetched almost 1 million pounds. A preserved fragment like this is a rare find, and it is believed to be from the same Qur’an as others dated...
Introduction Over the past thirty years, research on Quranic manuscripts has made considerable progress. Fundamental works on codicology, palaeography and dating of early Quranic manuscripts have been done, although mainly on those manuscripts...
[This interview is also available in Arabic and French] Introduction In April 2018, Christie’s Auction House offered an early Quranic manuscript for sale as part of its Indian and Islamic World auction, which included oriental carpets and rugs...
