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First sixtieth (ḥizb) of the Qu'ran

Jaʻfar al-Ṣādiq · [Iran] [producer not identified] · 3 pictures

This is a manuscript page section of the Qur'an, a first sixtieth (ḥizb), attributed to Ja'far al-Ṣādiq and probably made in Iran for devotional use. The three pages show dense Arabic text written in black naskh-style script with red diacritical marks, set within ruled borders on cream paper, with small gold and blue ornamental roundels marking verse divisions.

Manuscripts, Persian · Manuscripts, Arabic · Islamic calligraphy · Calligraphy, Arabic · Calligraphy, Persian · Islam · Qurʼan -- Commentaries · Calligraphy, Arabic -- Specimens · Calligraphy, Persian -- Specimens · Islam -- Prayers and devotions

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