A QURAN WRITTEN BY ABDUL MOHSEN BIN JAMI'A ALHANBALI, ALWAKRAH IN QATAR, DATED 1256 AH/1840 AD A QURAN WRITTEN BY ABDUL MOHSEN BIN JAMI'A ALHANBALI, ALWAKRAH IN QATAR, DATED 1256 AH/1840 AD A QURAN WRITTEN BY ABDUL MOHSEN BIN JAMI'A ALHANBALI, ALWAKRAH IN QATAR, DATED 1256 AH/1840 AD

A QURAN WRITTEN BY ABDUL MOHSEN BIN JAMI'A ALHANBALI, ALWAKRAH IN QATAR, DATED 1256 AH/1840 AD

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Arabic manuscript on paper, a complete Quran, 13 lines to each page, written in black Najdi naskh style, surah headings in red ink, all ruled in double red border. Red roundel verse markers, two opening pages with green and red decoration, no missing pages. Written by Al-Sheikh Abdul Mohsen bin Jami'a alhanbali in Alwakrah village nearby Doha in Qatar in 1256 AH/1840 AD, written for a well-known member of the Al Bin Ali family, Sheikh Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin Ali. He was the chief of Al Bidda (known today as Doha) the capital of Qatar, as well as the chief of the Al Bin Ali tribe from the beginning of the 19th century until his death in 1847. He was described by the political agents in the Persian Gulf as being one of the most energetic and powerful chiefs in the region. 22 by 16 cm.