A fragment from an 8th Century Quran on display at the British Library in London at their temporary 'Sacred' exhibition which covers the religious text and history of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
The modern day Quran has elegant designs dividing the 114 chapters. Here however, in between different chapters, there is a (now faded) red and green patterned line. When viewed large you can also see the British Library (BL) stamp also in red at the top.
The Quran was revealed over 23 years, with the first verse revealed to Prophet Muhammad in 610 AD. The text covers a number of issues and follows the path of previous revelations as a guidance to humankind. It is the only religious text which has not been altered from its original revelation.
The modern day Quran has elegant designs dividing the 114 chapters. Here however, in between different chapters, there is a (now faded) red and green patterned line. When viewed large you can also see the British Library (BL) stamp also in red at the top.
The Quran was revealed over 23 years, with the first verse revealed to Prophet Muhammad in 610 AD. The text covers a number of issues and follows the path of previous revelations as a guidance to humankind. It is the only religious text which has not been altered from its original revelation.
This is an undated photo released by Christie's auctioneers of a 13th century Quran which has sold for a world record at the London auction house Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007. The religious artefact went under the hammer for £ 1,140,500 pounds ($US 2,321,770) - the highest amount paid for an Islamic holy book. Written in 1203, the tome is the earliest-known complete, dated Quran, transcribed in gold and was part of a sale of art from the Islamic and Indian World.
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