An artistic archaeological study and publication of aholy Qur’an from Upper Egypt Upper Egypt (dated to 1287 AH / 1870 AD)

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Assistant Professor of Islamic Archaeology- Faculty of Archaeology - South Valley University (EGYPT)

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The global, regional and local libraries keep many copies of the Qur’an that were written in different historical periods, and many antiquities aficionados keep the Qur’ans which considered, in addition to their sublime status, as monuments commemorate the memory of their ancestors. Also those Qur’ans considered as a kind of confirmation of their originality and position in the society.
This research studies an ancient Qur’an owned by Mr.Abd Almonem Abdul Baki Al-Jalili in Upper Egypt, and this Qur’an is dated to1287 AH / 1870 AD, and it is in a good condition. This Quran is published and studied for the first time. This Qur’an was copied in rough Naskhi script and was written in Ottoman script.
The reason for studying this noble Qur’an is due to the absence of studies dealt with this Qur’an previously. So It is published and studied for the first time. This study is based on the analytical descriptive method, and the research began with an introduction, then the descriptive study of the Noble Qur’an, followed by the analytical study, finally followed by a brief presentation of the most important results

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