File:Kufi script (New Syle 1) - Qur'anic verses.jpg

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English: This calligraphic fragment contains, on the left side, verse 21 of the 24th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Nur (The Light). This verse is finished and continued with verse 22 on the fragment's verso. Finally, verse 22 comes to a close on the right side of this fragment. When folded, this bifolio's recto and verso provide the continuous text of verses 21 and 22 of Surat al-Nur. The text is executed in Kufi (New Syle 1), a script most typically found in Qur'ans of the 12th century. These kinds of Qur'ans were produced in the vertical format with five lines of text per page.
Date 12th century
date QS:P,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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This calligraphic fragment is available from the United States Library of Congress's African & Middle Eastern division
under the digital ID ascs.245.
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