Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto) (800s–900s): Art, History and Details

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto) (800s–900s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This page features the last eight verses of the Sura al-Sad (named for the Arabic letter sad) and the opening verses of the Sura al-Zumar (the Companies). The latter begins: The sending down of the Book is from God the All-mighty, the All-wise. We have sent down to thee the Book with the truth; so worship God, making thy religion His sincerely.

Object facts

• Title: Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto)
• Date: 800s–900s
• Culture: Iraq or Iran, Abbasid period, 9th–10th century
• Type: Calligraphy
• Technique: ink, gold, and color on parchment
• Dimensions: Sheet: 18.4 x 26 cm (7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.); Text area: 12.7 x 20.3 cm (5 x 8 in.)
• Collection: Islamic Art
• Department: Islamic Art
• Accession number: 1933.494.a

Collection credit

Edward L. Whittemore Fund

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