The "Qur'an Of Uthman" At The Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi (Turkish and Islamic ...

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The Qur'n Of Uthmn At The Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi (Turkish and Islamic Art Museum), Istanbul, Turkey, From 1st / 2nd Century Hijra
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(e) Figures: (a) Folio 4a showing srah al-Baqarah - part of verse 30 to part of verse 34. (b) Folio 317b showing srah Ftir - verse 44 to the end, and srah Ysn - from the beginning until part of verse 7. (c) Folio 419a showing srah al-Muddathir - part of verse 31 to part of verse 56. (d) Folio 432b showing srah al-Duha - part of verse 4 to end. Srah al-Sharh - from the beginning until the end. Srah Tn - from the beginning until end of verse 3. (e) Folio 439 say "Katabah Uthmn bin Affn f sanat thalathyn".

Date Late 1st century / early 2nd century of hijra. Two folios (183b, 439) of this manuscript were published by al al-Dn al-Munajjid.[1] A facsimile edition of this manuscript was prepared by Dr. Tayyar Altikula in the year 2007.[2] A folio of this manuscript was also published recently by Seracettin ahin.[3] Interestingly, on the last folio (no. 439) of the manuscript is written in kufic script katabahu Uthmn bin Affn f sanat thalathyn (Uthmn bin Affn wrote in the year 30 AH). However, the script and ornamentation negates this possibility. Dr. Altikula considers this manuscript to be from second half of 1st century or first half of 2nd century hijra.[4] He thinks that it is a Basran mu af which does not fully confirm with any of 7 or 10 mutawatir readings in terms of dotting or vowelization. It was written, therefore, before the standardization and spread of famous readings. Likewise, al al-Dn al-Munajjid did not consider this manuscript to be from the time of caliph Uthmn and dates it to second half of 1st century hijra. According to him, this manuscript is the "earliest mu af we have seen".[5] The dating of this manuscript to late 1st century / early 2nd century of hijra is also supported by the fact that the script in this manuscript has interesting similarities to that of codex Mixt. 917, which is also dated to similar time period. Accession Number TIEM Inv. No. 457 (Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi Inv. No. 457) . Size & Folios Total number of folios: 439. Only 17 folios are missing out of which 14 folios are restored by a later hand, by Dwd bin Al al-Kayln on 3rd December, 1437 CE. These folios are 1, 38, 91, 120, 139, 222, 299, 308, 408, 415, 427, 436, 437, 438. The other three missing folios are the ones after folio nos. 9, 215, 406. Size: 32 cm x 23 cms. Written area: 22 cm x 16 cm. Thickness: 13 cm. History Of The Manuscript Very little information is available. Transferred from the Aya Sofiya library to the Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi on 30th March, 1912 CE. It was here the manuscript was given the accession no. 457. Remains there till date. Its origins and when it arrived at the Aya Sofia library is unknown. On the first folio, a waqf seal of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud I (1730-1754 CE) is present. Script & Ornamentation Kufic. The manuscript is written on gazelle skin. On the other hand, the folios restored in 1437 CE are made of paper. There are 15 lines per folio except three folios, viz., f. 184a has 16 lines; f. 405a has 14 lines; f. 406a has 13 lines and f. 406b has 14 lines. The folios restored in 1437 CE folios have between 7 and 10 lines per page. The verse endings are marked by a set of diagonal dashes; every fifth verse is marked with a golden d shaped character. Every tenth verse is marked with a patterned circular gold medallion connected by blue, green, and red dots [Figures (c) and (d)]. The consonants are frequently differentiated by dashes. The beginning of the srah, number of verses and whether Makki or Madani are indicated in gold [Figures (b) and (d)]. It appears that this srah separator along with the marking of every fifth verse was done by a different (later?) hand. On the last folio (no. 439) of the manuscript is written in kufic script katabahu Uthmn bin Affn f sanat thalathyn. This statement is enclosed inside a highly ornate rectangular box with a semicircle jutting out from its left hand side [Figure (e)]. This appears to be a floor design of a mosque with mihrab. There are good number of other Qur'ans [such as the ones at St. Petersburg, Istanbul, two in Cairo (al-Hussein mosque and Dr al-Kutub) and Samarqand] having at times turned up in different parts of the Islamic world, almost all purporting to show the traces of the blood of the third caliph Uthmn upon certain pages, and thus the genuine Uthmnic Qur'an, the imm, which he was reading at the time of his death. Taking into account the palaeographic

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considerations, this Qur'an does not belong to time of the third caliph Uthmn. Contents The contents of the manuscript, as tabulated below, are gathered from the facsimile edition.
Folios
1b 1b -34a 34a - 54a 54a - 75b 75b - 91b 91b - 108a 108a - 127a 127a - 134a 134a - 148b 148b - 159a 159a - 169b 169b - 179b 179b - 183b 184a - 188b 188b - 192a 192a - 202a 202a - 211b 211a - 218b 218b - 223b 223b - 231a 231a - 237b 237b - 244b 244b - 250b 250b - 258a 258a - 263b 263b - 271a 271a - 277b 277b - 285b 285b - 291a 291a - 296a 296a - 299a 299a - 301a 301a - 308b 308b - 313b 313b - 317b 317b - 321b 321b - 326b 326b - 331a 331a - 337b 337b - 344b 344b - 349a 349a - 353b 353b - 358b 358b - 360b 360b - 363a

Qur'anic Srah
al-Ftiah al-Baqarah l-Imrn al-Nis al-M'idah al-Anm al-Arf al-Anfl Tawbah Ynus Hd Ysuf al-Rad Ibrhm al-ijr al-Nahl al-Isr al-Kahf Maryam h al-Anbiy al-ajj al-Muminn al-Nr al-Furqn al-Shuar al-Naml al-Qaa al-Ankabt al-Rm Luqmn al-Sajdah al-Azb Sab Fir Ysn al-fft d al-Zumar Ghfir Fussilat al-Shra al-Zukhruf al-Dukhn al-Jthiya

Image Publication
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Comments
Missing folio 1b is written in a later hand. Missing folio 1b is written in a later hand. Missing folios 38a, 38b are written in a later hand. Missing folios 91a, 91b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 91b is written in a later hand. Missing folios 120a, 120b are written in a later hand. Missing folios 139a, 139b are written in a later hand. Missing folios 222a, 222b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 299a is written in a later hand. Missing folios 299a, 299b are written in a later hand. Missing folios 308a, 308b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 308b is written in a later hand. -

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363a - 367a 367a - 370a 370a - 373b 373b - 375b 375b - 377b 377b - 379b 379b - 381b 381b - 383b 383b - 385b 385b - 388a 388a - 390a 390a - 393b 393b - 396a 396a - 398b 399a - 400b 400b - 402a 402a - 403a 403a - 404a 404a - 406a 406a - 407b 408a - 409a 409a - 410a 410a - 411b 411b - 413a 413a - 414a 414a - 415b 415b - 417a 417a - 418a 418a - 419b 419b - 420a 420a - 421b 421b - 422b 422b - 423b 423b - 424b 424b - 425a 425a - 426a 426a - 426b 426b - 427b 427b - 428a 428a - 428b 428b - 429a 429a - 429b 429b - 430a 430a - 431a 431a - 431b 431b 431b - 432a 432a - 432b 432b 432b - 433a 433a - 433b

al-Aqf Muammad al-Fata al-ujurt Qf al-Dhriyt al-r al-Najm al-Qamar al-Ramn al-Wqiah al-adid al-Mujdilah al-ashr al-Mumtainah al-aff al-Jumuah al-Munfiqn al-Taghbn al-Talq al-Tahrm al-Mulk al-Qalam al-aqqah al-Marij N al-Jinn al-Muzzammil al-Muddathir al-Qiymah al-Insn al-Mursalt al-Nab al-Nzit al-Abasa al-Takwr al-Intifr al-Mutaffifn al-Inshiqq al-Burj al-Triq al-Al al-Ghshyah al-Fajr al-Balad al-Shams al-Layl al-ua al-Shar al-Tn al-Alaq

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Missing folios 408a, 408b are written in a later hand. Missing folios 415a, 415b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 415b is written in a later hand Missing folios 427a, 427b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 427b is written in a later hand. -

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433b 433b - 434a 434a - 434b 434b 434b - 435a 435a 435a - 435b 435b 435b - 436a 436b 436b 437a 437a 437a - 437b 437b 437b 438a 438a

al-Qadr al-Bayyinah al-Zalzalah al-Adiyt al-Qriah al-Takthur al-Asr al-Humazah al-Fl al-Quraysh al-Mun al-Kawthar al-Kafirn al-Nar al-Masad al-Ikhls al-Falaq al-Ns

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Missing folio 436a is written in a later hand. Missing folio 436b is written in a later hand. Missing folio 436b is written in a later hand. Missing folio 437a is written in a later hand. Missing folio 437a is written in a later hand. Missing folios 437a and 437b are written in a later hand. Missing folio 437b is written in a later hand. Missing folio 437b is written in a later hand. Missing folio 438a is written in a later hand. Missing folio 438a is written in a later hand.

Location Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi (Turkish and Islamic Art Museum), Istanbul, Turkey.

References
[1] S. al-Munajjid, Dirst f Trkh al-Khatt al-Arab Mundhu Bidayatihi il Nihayat al-Asr al-Umawi (French Title: Etudes De Paleographie Arabe), 1972, Dr alKitb al-Jadid: Beirut (Lebanon), pp. 56-57, Figs. 26 and 27. [2] T. Altikula, Hz. Osmana Nisbet Edilen Mushaf- I erf (Trk ve slm Eserleri Mzesi Nshas), 2007, Volumes I and II, slam Aratrmalar Merkezi (SAM): Istanbul (Turkey). [3] S. ahin, The Museum Of Turkish And Islamic Arts - Thirteen Centuries Of Glory From The Umayyads To The Ottomans, 2009, Blue Dome Press: New York (NY), p. 23 (description), pp. 24-25 (picture). [4] T. Altikula, Hz. Osmana Nisbet Edilen Mushaf- I erf (Trk ve slm Eserleri Mzesi Nshas), 2007, op. cit., pp. 106-107 (Volume I, Turkish section), pp. 120121 (Volume I, Arabic section). [5] S. al-Munajjid, Dirst f Trkh al-Khatt al-Arab Mundhu Bidayatihi il Nihayat al-Asr al-Umawi (French Title: Etudes De Paleographie Arabe), 1972, op. cit., p. 55. The images above are reproduced from the stated sources under the provisions of the copyright law. This allows for the reproduction of portions of copyrighted material for non-commercial, educational purposes. With the exception for those images which have passed into the public domain, the use of these images for commercial purposes is expressly prohibited without the consent of the copyright holder. Back To The Qur'anic Manuscripts

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