A QURAN SECTION, CENTRAL ASIA DATED 1301 AH/1883 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 20 leaves with 9 lines to each page. First, four and last line written in strong large thuluth script on light yellow ground. The other 6 lines arranged in two blocks of 3 lines, each of elegant smaller black naskh script, gold roundel verse markers outlined in blue and pointed in blue and orange dots, text ruled in gold and polychrome borders. The first page with floral polychrome decoration enclosing the name of the surah " surah Al-Kahf" in large thuluth script. The second and the third page with polychrome decoration enclosing 3 lines reserved in clouds. The last page signed "written by Muhammed Dur al-Shiri in 1301 AH/1883 AD".
Surah Al-Kahf, surah Al-Ikhlas, surah Al-Falaq and surah Al-Nas.
22 by 35 cm.
A QURAN SECTION, WRITTEN BY AL-HAJJ IBN KHUDR AL-KASHANI, CENTRAL ASIA, 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 15 leaves with 13 lines to each page. First, seventh and last line written in strong large thuluth blue and light green script on light yellow ground. The other 10 lines arranged in two blocks of 5 lines, each of elegant smaller black naskh script, polychrome roundel verse markers outlined in blue and pointed in blue, text ruled in polychrome floral decorated borders. The first page with floral polychrome decoration enclosing floral design containing seven lines of du'a and al-Fatiha. The last page with dua'a al-khatm and signed "written by al-hajj Ibn Khudr al-Kashani". Surah Al-Kahf, surah al-Fajr, surah al-Dhuha, surah Al-Ikhlas, surah Al-Falaq and surah Al-Nas.
22 by 35 cm.
A QURAN SECTION, CENTRAL ASIA DATED 1311 AH/1893 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 24 leaves with 8 lines to each page. First and last line written in strong large thuluth script on light copper red dotted ground. The other 6 lines arranged in elegant smaller thuluth script, gold roundel verse markers, text ruled in blue borders. Surah headings in elegant gold thuluth script with blue vowels. The last page with dua'a al-khatm and signed "written by abd-alkhaliq ibn Yousef ", ownership and Waqf statement of Abdel ibn Ahmed al-Khnaji in 1311AH.
Surah al-Fatiha,Surah Al-Kahf, surah Al-Ikhlas, surah Al-Falaq and surah Al-Nas.
24 by 36 cm
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