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The Qur'n OfUthmn At The Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi (Turkish and Islamic Art Museum), Istanbul, Turkey, From 1st / 2nd

Century Hijra

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Figures: (a) Folio 4a showing srah al-Baqarah - part of verse 30 to part of verse 34. (b) Folio 317b showing srah Ftir - verse 44 to the end, and srah Ysn - from the beginning until part of verse

7. (c) Folio 419a showing srah al-Muddathir - part of verse 31 to part of verse 56. (d) Folio 432b showing srah al-Duha - part of verse 4 to end. Srah al-Sharh - from the beginning until the end.

Srah Tn - from the beginning until end of verse 3. (e) Folio 439 say "Katabah Uthmn bin Affn f sanat thalathyn".

Date

Late 1st century / early 2nd century ofhijra. Two folios (183b, 439) of this manuscript were published by al al-Dn al-Munajjid.[1] A facsimile edition of

this manuscript was prepared by Dr. Tayyar Altikula in the year 2007.[2] A folio of this manuscript was also published recently by Seracettin ahin.[3]

Interestingly, on the last folio (no. 439) of the manuscript is written in kufic script katabahu Uthmn bin Affn fsanat thalathyn (Uthmn bin Affnwrote in the year 30 AH). However, the script and ornamentation negates this possibility. Dr. Altikula considers this manuscript to be from second half of

1st century or first half of 2nd century hijra.[4] He thinks that it is a Basran mu afwhich does not fully confirm with any of 7 or 10 mutawatirreadings interms of dotting or vowelization. It was written, therefore, before the standardization and spread of famous readings. Likewise, al al-Dn al-Munajjid did

not consider this manuscript to be from the time of caliph Uthmn and dates it to second half of 1st century hijra. According to him, this manuscript is the

"earliest mu afwe have seen".[5]

The dating of this manuscript to late 1st century / early 2nd century ofhijra is also supported by the fact that the script in this manuscript has interesting

similarities to that ofcodex Mixt. 917, which is also dated to similar time period.

Accession Number

TIEM Inv. No. 457 (Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi Inv. No. 457) .

Size & Folios

Total number of folios: 439. Only 17 folios are missing out of which 14 folios are restored by a later hand, by Dwd bin Alal-Kaylnon 3rd December,

1437 CE. These folios are 1, 38, 91, 120, 139, 222, 299, 308, 408, 415, 427, 436, 437, 438. The other three missing folios are the ones after folio nos. 9,

215, 406. Size: 32 cm x 23 cms. Written area: 22 cm x 16 cm. Thickness: 13 cm.

History Of The Manuscript

Very little information is available. Transferred from the Aya Sofiya library to the Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi on 30th March, 1912 CE. It was here the

manuscript was given the accession no. 457. Remains there till date. Its origins and when it arrived at the Aya Sofia library is unknown. On the first folio, awaqfseal of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud I (1730-1754 CE) is present.

Script & Ornamentation

Kufic.

The manuscript is written on gazelle skin. On the other hand, the folios restored in 1437 CE are made of paper.

There are 15 lines per folio except three folios, viz., f. 184a has 16 lines; f. 405a has 14 lines; f. 406a has 13 lines and f. 406b has 14 lines. The folios

restored in 1437 CE folios have between 7 and 10 lines per page. The verse endings are marked by a set of diagonal dashes; every fifth verse is marked with

a golden d shaped character. Every tenth verse is marked with a patterned circular gold medallion connected by blue, green, and red dots [Figures (c) and

(d)]. The consonants are frequently differentiated by dashes. The beginning of the srah, number of verses and whetherMakki orMadani are indicated ingold [Figures (b) and (d)]. It appears that thissrah separator along with the marking of every fifth verse was done by a different (later?) hand.

On the last folio (no. 439) of the manuscript is written in kufic script katabahu Uthmn bin Affn fsanat thalathyn. This statement is enclosed inside a

highly ornate rectangular box with a semicircle jutting out from its left hand side [Figure (e)]. This appears to be a floor design of a mosque with mihrab.

There are good number of other Qur'ans [such as the ones at St. Petersburg, Istanbul, two in Cairo (al-Hussein mosque and Dr al-Kutub) and Samarqand]

having at times turned up in different parts of the Islamic world, almost all purporting to show the traces of the blood of the third caliph Uthmn upon

certain pages, and thus the genuine Uthmnic Qur'an, the imm, which he was reading at the time of his death. Taking into account the palaeographic




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considerations, this Qur'an does not belong to time of the third caliph Uthmn.

Contents

The contents of the manuscript, as tabulated below, are gathered from the facsimile edition.

Folios Qur'anic Srah Image Publication Comments

1b al-Ftiah Altikula, 2007Missing folio 1b is written in a later

hand.

1b -34a al-Baqarah Altikula, 2007 Missing folio 1b is written in a laterhand.

34a - 54a l-Imrn Altikula, 2007Missing folios 38a, 38b are written in a

later hand.

54a - 75b al-Nis Altikula, 2007 -

75b - 91b al-M'idah Altikula, 2007Missing folios 91a, 91b are written in a

later hand.

91b - 108a al-Anm Altikula, 2007Missing folio 91b is written in a later

hand.

108a - 127a al-Arf Altikula, 2007Missing folios 120a, 120b are written

in a later hand.

127a - 134a al-Anfl Altikula, 2007 -

134a - 148b Tawbah Altikula, 2007Missing folios 139a, 139b are written

in a later hand.

148b - 159a Ynus Altikula, 2007 -

159a - 169b Hd Altikula, 2007 -

169b - 179b Ysuf Altikula, 2007 -

179b - 183b al-RadAltikula, 2007; Al-Munajjid, 1972 (f.

183b)-

184a - 188b Ibrhm Altikula, 2007 -

188b - 192a al-ijr Altikula, 2007 -

192a - 202a al-Nahl Altikula, 2007 -

202a - 211b al-Isr Altikula, 2007 -

211a - 218b al-Kahf Altikula, 2007 -

218b - 223b Maryam Altikula, 2007Missing folios 222a, 222b are written

in a later hand.

223b - 231a h Altikula, 2007 -

231a - 237b al-Anbiy Altikula, 2007 -

237b - 244b al-ajj Altikula, 2007 -

244b - 250b al-Muminn Altikula, 2007 -

250b - 258a al-Nr Altikula, 2007 -

258a - 263b al-Furqn Altikula, 2007 -

263b - 271a al-Shuar Altikula, 2007 -

271a - 277b al-Naml Altikula, 2007 -

277b - 285b al-Qaa Altikula, 2007 -

285b - 291a al-Ankabt Altikula, 2007 -

291a - 296a al-Rm Altikula, 2007 -

296a - 299a Luqmn Altikula, 2007Missing folio 299a is written in a later

hand.

299a - 301a al-Sajdah Altikula, 2007Missing folios 299a, 299b are written

in a later hand.

301a - 308b al-Azb Altikula, 2007 Missing folios 308a, 308b are writtenin a later hand.

308b - 313b Sab Altikula, 2007Missing folio 308b is written in a later

hand.

313b - 317b Fir Altikula, 2007 -

317b - 321b Ysn Altikula, 2007 -

321b - 326b al-fft Altikula, 2007 -

326b - 331a d Altikula, 2007 -

331a - 337b al-Zumar Altikula, 2007 -

337b - 344b Ghfir Altikula, 2007 -

344b - 349a Fussilat Altikula, 2007 -

349a - 353b al-Shra Altikula, 2007 -

353b - 358b al-Zukhruf Altikula, 2007 -

358b - 360b al-Dukhn Altikula, 2007 -

360b - 363a al-Jthiya Altikula, 2007 -




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363a - 367a al-Aqf Altikula, 2007 -

367a - 370a Muammad Altikula, 2007 -

370a - 373b al-Fata Altikula, 2007 -

373b - 375b al-ujurt Altikula, 2007 -

375b - 377b Qf Altikula, 2007 -

377b - 379b al-Dhriyt Altikula, 2007 -

379b - 381b al-r Altikula, 2007 -

381b - 383b al-Najm Altikula, 2007 -

383b - 385b al-Qamar Altikula, 2007 -

385b - 388a al-Ramn Altikula, 2007 -

388a - 390a al-Wqiah Altikula, 2007 -

390a - 393b al-adid Altikula, 2007 -

393b - 396a al-Mujdilah Altikula, 2007 -

396a - 398b al-ashr Altikula, 2007 -

399a - 400b al-Mumtainah Altikula, 2007 -

400b - 402a al-aff Altikula, 2007 -

402a - 403a al-Jumuah Altikula, 2007 -

403a - 404a al-Munfiqn Altikula, 2007 -

404a - 406a al-Taghbn Altikula, 2007 -

406a - 407b al-Talq Altikula, 2007 -

408a - 409a al-Tahr m Altikula, 2007Missing folios 408a, 408b are written

in a later hand.

409a - 410a al-Mulk Altikula, 2007 -

410a - 411b al-Qalam Altikula, 2007 -

411b - 413a al-aqqah Altikula, 2007 -

413a - 414a al-Marij Altikula, 2007 -

414a - 415b N Altikula, 2007Missing folios 415a, 415b are written

in a later hand.

415b - 417a al-Jinn Altikula, 2007Missing folio 415b is written in a later

hand

417a - 418a al-Muzzammil Altikula, 2007 -

418a - 419b al-Muddathir Altikula, 2007 -

419b - 420a al-Qiymah Altikula, 2007 -

420a - 421b al-Insn Altikula, 2007 -

421b - 422b al-Mursalt Altikula, 2007 -

422b - 423b al-Nab Altikula, 2007 -

423b - 424b al-Nzit Altikula, 2007 -

424b - 425a al-Abasa Altikula, 2007 -

425a - 426a al-Takwr Altikula, 2007 -

426a - 426b al-Intif r Altikula, 2007 -

426b - 427b al-Mutaffif n Altikula, 2007Missing folios 427a, 427b are written

in a later hand.

427b - 428a al-Inshiqq Altikula, 2007Missing folio 427b is written in a later

hand.

428a - 428b al-Bur j Altikula, 2007 -

428b - 429a al-Triq Altikula, 2007 -

429a - 429b al-Al Altikula, 2007 -

429b - 430a al-Ghshyah Altikula, 2007 -

430a - 431a al-Fajr Altikula, 2007 -

431a - 431b al-Balad Altikula, 2007 -

431b al-Shams Altikula, 2007 -

431b - 432a al-Layl Altikula, 2007 -

432a - 432b al-ua Altikula, 2007 -

432b al-Shar Altikula, 2007 -

432b - 433a al-Tn Altikula, 2007 -

433a - 433b al-Alaq Altikula, 2007 -




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Location

Trk ve slam Eserleri Mzesi (Turkish and Islamic Art Museum), Istanbul, Turkey.

References

[1] S. al-Munajjid,Dirst fTrkh al-Khatt al- ArabMundhu Bidayatihi il Nihayat al- Asr al-Umawi (French Title:Etudes De Paleographie Arabe), 1972, Dr al-Kitb al-Jadid: Beirut (Lebanon), pp. 56-57, Figs. 26 and 27.

[2] T. Altikula,Hz. Osmana Nisbet Edilen Mushaf- Ierf (Trk veslm Eserleri Mzesi Nshas), 2007, Volumes I and II, slam Aratrmalar Merkezi (SAM):Istanbul (Turkey).

[3] S. ahin, The Museum Of Turkish And Islamic Arts - Thirteen Centuries Of Glory From The Umayyads To The Ottomans, 2009, Blue Dome Press: New York (NY),

. 23 (description), pp. 24-25 (picture).

[4] T. Altikula,Hz. Osmana Nisbet Edilen Mushaf- Ierf (Trk veslm Eserleri Mzesi Nshas), 2007, op. cit., pp. 106-107 (Volume I, Turkish section), pp. 120-121 (Volume I, Arabic section).

[5] S. al-Munajjid,Dirst fTrkh al-Khatt al- ArabMundhu Bidayatihi il Nihayat al- Asr al-Umawi (French Title:Etudes De Paleographie Arabe), 1972, op. cit.,. 55.

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With the exception for those images which have passed into the public domain, the use of these images for commercial purposes is expressly prohibited without the

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Back To The Qur'anic Manuscripts

433b al-Qadr Altikula, 2007 -

433b - 434a al-Bayyinah Altikula, 2007 -

434a - 434b al-Zalzalah Altikula, 2007 -

434b al-Adiyt Altikula, 2007 -

434b - 435a al-Qriah Altikula, 2007 -

435a al-Takthur Altikula, 2007 -

435a - 435b al-Asr Altikula, 2007 -

435b al-Humazah Altikula, 2007 -

435b - 436a al-Fl Altikula, 2007Missing folio 436a is written in a later

hand.

436b al-Quraysh Altikula, 2007Missing folio 436b is written in a later

hand.

436b al-Mun Altikula, 2007Missing folio 436b is written in a later

hand.

437a al-Kawthar Altikula, 2007Missing folio 437a is written in a later

hand.

437a al-Kafir n Altikula, 2007Missing folio 437a is written in a later

hand.

437a - 437b al-Nar Altikula, 2007Missing folios 437a and 437b are

written in a later hand.

437b al-Masad Altikula, 2007Missing folio 437b is written in a later

hand.

437b al-Ikhls Altikula, 2007Missing folio 437b is written in a later

hand.

438a al-Falaq Altikula, 2007Missing folio 438a is written in a later

hand.

438a al-Ns Altikula, 2007Missing folio 438a is written in a later

hand.


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