12/14/2023 0 Comments Quran manuscript bookThe exhibition ends with an educational component, with letter cards encouraging visitors to form the exhibition’s name in the different calligraphic scripts. There are QR codes beside all the works, containing information about each manuscript and artefact, plus several screens that magnify details of the diverse scripts and illuminations found on the manuscripts. It's not all from days gone by, as technological elements have been embedded throughout the exhibition. A recitation of Surah Al-Kursi plays from the device, making visitors truly feel the Quranic verse.” We have also fitted a device called the Sound Shower above the spot from where visitors will be looking at the rug. “It was woven in silk by an Armenian master weaver named Hagop Kapoudjian. “The centre features an arced design known as the Sultan’s Design,” Al Obaidly says. Displayed at an angle, the rug features prayers inscribed as medallions, while the borders are adorned by Surah Al-Kursi.Ī prayer rug from 1900 created by an Armenian weaver in the Ottoman Empire. It also has idiosyncratic floral and gilded illustrations.Ī prayer rug dating to 1900 is another unique display in the Sacred Words, Timeless Calligraphy retrospective. One work features Sini (Chinese) script, and each volume contains 56 folios with five lines per page. The page also features patterned designs that reflect the region's artistic motifs.įrom China, comes large Quran manuscripts that were created during the era of Kangxi, the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who reigned from 1661 to 1722. Comprising 359 folios with 16 lines per page, the manuscript showcases the Sudani script, one of many in the Maghreb family of scripts. One fascinating example is a Quran manuscript on paper that was created in the 19th century in the Sahel Region of what is today Bornu, Nigeria. One manuscript showcases the Sudani script from the Maghreb family. The exhibition’s second and third sections showcase these diverse outputs. The expansion of the Islamic world also brought in indigenous influences on the Arabic script and varying artistic sensibilities. The piece dates back to the turn of the 15th century and was created during the era of the Timurid Empire, which sprawled modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Caucuses, Pakistan, and parts of North India and Turkey. A page from a monumental Quran measuring 186 centimetres in length and 119cm in width, looms with seven lines of script and gold embellishment. Nuanced and cursive details of the Muhaqqaq script are more apparent in one of the largest displays in the exhibition. The folio bears the 18th chapter of the Quran, Surah Al-Kahf, and was transcribed in Iraq or western Iran in the 14th century. The script is replete with diacritics and medallion-like ornamentation. Lofty vertical lines are juxtaposed by succinct horizontal strokes and sweeping arcs. Muhaqqaq was seen during the Mamluk era, but was gradually replaced in the Ottoman Empire by Thuluth and Naskh, and then Basmala.Ī folio from a manuscript of the Five Suras is one of the finest examples of the Muhaqqaq script in the exhibition. However, it was perhaps one of the hardest of the main six Arabic calligraphic scripts to master. Photo: Sharjah MuseumsĮven easier to comprehend is the Muhaqqaq script. The exhibition comprises more than 50 rare manuscripts and artefacts that stem from the private collection of UAE businessman Hamid Jafar.
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