[al-Qurʻān].

[القرآن].

Description

Related Names

McGill University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

Language(s)

Arabic

Published

[between 1700 and 1799]

Subjects

Qurʼan.
Qurʼan. > Qurʼan. / Arabic.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Manuscrits arabes > Manuscrits arabes / Québec (Province) > Manuscrits arabes / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Manuscripts, Arabic > Manuscripts, Arabic / Québec (Province) > Manuscripts, Arabic / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Québec > Québec / Montréal.

Note

The copy is anonymous and undated (11 / 17) century.
The verses are separated by means of small circle with a red dot inside which and the letter ṭā.
The margins carry a number of corrections in black ink.
Other textual divisions include sajdah, thuluth, niṣf, as well as the title of each juz' separately written on the margin using red ink.
Additionally, the word ḥizb and the letter 'ayn are next to circular medallion on the margins.
Contains 16 illuminated and richly decorated folios.
The characteristic feature of this script is the existence of a tarwīs on the alif and lām, projecting in most cases to the right but sometimes to the left, as well as the tail on the alif of prolongation.
Fully vocalized elegant Nasta'alīq hand.
17 lines per page, brown wove European paper.
Manuscript.

Physical Description

728 unnumbered pages ; 16 x 9 cm

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