Qurʾān: Quick Facts

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A young Muslim girl wearing a white hijab reads the Qur'an, following the Arabic text with her finger.

Two gloved hands hold open a protective folder displaying ancient Quran manuscript fragments with Arabic script on aged parchment.

Kūfic script. Double page opening of a Qurʾān from Syria, 9th century ad. In the collection of R. Pinder-Wilson.

Early Kūfic book style

Old Ottoman naskhī script

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