Quran, sura 1 and sura 2, section of the surat al-Kahf, colophon

Islam

Complete copy of the Quran.
In this eighteenth century Ottoman manuscript the text distribution of the beginning follows the model discussed above for the Quran with a Persian interlinear translation: sura 1 on the right page and the first verses of sura 2 on the left page.

1761 to 1762 (1175 HIJRA)

Ismāʻīl ibn Ibrāhīm

ara

CLIO id: 4488501

Ottoman Empire

according to note on a piece of paper, found by M. Krek in 1983 in the manuscript, presented to the Missionary Research Library (MRL) by Rev. W. S. Nelson, D.D., of Tripoli, Syria, on 27 May 1930

William Shedd Nelson and his wife were members of the American Presbyterian Mission

M. Krek, "Islamic Manuscripts in North American Libraries: Part 5 - Union Theological Seminary Library," MELA Notes, no. 36 (Fall 1985), p. 4 s.v. 1

1761 1762

exact

Ottoman Empire

manuscripts

nnc-ut

Burke Arabic MS 4

the scribe names himself in the dated colophon that follows the concluding prayer
no marginal notes
neither seal impressions nor ownership notes
the cut-off date 1830-1831 (1246 HIJRA) for the binding is provided by a note on the flyfleaves at the end

Physical Description for item from which digital images are taken:
2 endpapers
6 flyleaves: 3 at the beginning and 3 at the end
neither foliation nor pagination
the Quran is written on laid paper with visible regular chainlines, but the flyleaves are machine-made wove paper
19 x 13 cm
rubrication
illumination
green cloth binding with envelope flap

eng

rd

Arabic manuscripts collection

book

19.25 x 14 x 4.5 cm