Title: Folio of Mamluk Qur’an
Scribe: Unknown | مجهول
Script: Muhaqqaq
Date: 8th/14th century ~700H /1301CE – 802H/1399CE
Size: 26.5 X 18
Folios: 1 Fol.
Description: 7 Lines/Page | Arabic Laid Paper, No watermarks | Black ink with Rubrication of various readings with the letter marking the specific recitation. | Gold roundels with red and blue dots mark the end of the Ayaat
Incipit: وما أموالكم لا وأولادكم بالتي تقربكم عندنا زلفى;
Explicit: فَالْيَوْمَ لا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَفْعاً وَلا ضَرّاً وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذُوقُوا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ – وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ
Provenance: Private Collection, Sweden
Research Notes: It’s evident from the text that this Qur’an is not from the Riwaayah of ‘Aasim by way of Hafs. This can be seen with the verse: “ويوم نحشرهم جميعا ثم نقول …” as ‘Aasim reads as “ويوم يحشرهم جميعا ثم يقول”. Aasim and Ya’qoob are the two Qira’aat who recite with ي while the remainder recite with ن. The scribe notes ‘Aasim as ع, Kisaa’ee as ك etc. | This folio follows the common standard in 8th/14th Century Mamluk Qur’ans of an odd number of Ayaat per page (James, 1988, pg. 143). The script and style of this manuscript is similar with noticable variences in the Laam al Waraqiyyah لام الورقية to a 14th century Mamluk bifolium in the Freer Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian (S1998.230) | The Mamluks were former elite soliders of the Ayyubids who ruled Egypt and Syria from 648H/1250CE to 922H/1516-17 CE (James, 1988, pg. 27).
Accession #: Ms.95f