A Quran manuscript held at the University of Birmingham represents one of the oldest pieces of textual evidence of the Islamic holy book, according to radiocarbon analyses done by scientists.

said the folio provides a “fine early example" of an early Quran manuscript. Roxana Kashani, Shapero's Near East and Islamic specialist, told The National that extensive research led her to ...

A Quran manuscript has been carbon dated to close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), making it one of the oldest in the world, a British university said on Wednesday. The two leaves of ...

Islamic calligraphy and illustrated manuscripts have been highly prized for millennia. The Qur'an, God's word as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ... became important court art traditions in different ...

offering new insights into Islamic manuscript production and the artistry of early calligraphers. The Blue Quran, which dates back to 800–900 CE, originally comprised 600 pages. Today ...

"Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted on Moday the oldest manuscript of Holy Quran kept in Russia to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei," IRNA said.

is one of the most famous and luxurious Quran manuscripts, created between the late 9th century and early 10th century CE for Muslims of Kairouan. It is renowned for its deep blue-dyed pages ...

Visitors exploring the thousands of manuscripts, historic copies of the Quran, and 1,000-year-old ancient artefacts at the Muzium al-Quran Melayu Raya in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, are ...