https://squarekufic.com/2020/10/08/sahel-a-reading-list/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cps_w853_deta_dd_300-9.jpgW.853Within Islamic cultures of both past and present, the creation of finely-written and decorated manuscripts of the Qur'an (meaning recitation) has been considered the highest form of religious devotion and artistic expression. This Qur'an manuscript examplified the distinctive form given to Islam's sacred text in the Muslim regions of Sub-Saharan Africa beginning in the 15th-16th centuries and continuing into the modern era. It is divided into two separate volumes, each encased within a tooled leather pouch with carrying straps. The text is written on square, loose, leaves of paper in an angular Arabic script known as magribi. The margins are decorated with medallions and cartouches that mark particular Qur'an verses and sections. 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from the muqarnas ceiling in Cappella Palatina, Palermo (image from WikiCommons)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pyxid_al_mughira_oa_4068.jpgPyxid_Al_Mughira_OA_4068Pyxid from Madinat al-Zahra (Cordoba), Louvre Museum (image from WikiCommons)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/527px-qusayr_amra_dancer.jpg527px-Qusayr_amra_dancerFresco of a dancer, Qusayr 'Amra (image from WikiCommons)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/treemosaic_khirbatal-mafjar.jpgtreemosaic_khirbatal-mafjarTree mosaic in Khirbat al-Mafjar (image from WikiCommons)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/islamicart_google.jpgislamicart_googleGoogle Images: search words "Islamic art"2018-03-06T09:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2018/03/06/khatun-mausoleum/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/binary.jpgbinaryhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img08819.jpgIMG08819The Khatun Mausoleum is also hardly taken into account by art historian. 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Apart from Byron's account, the Madrasa is mentioned in the Lonely Planet website. 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The majotiry of information over the shrine are t be found in Byron's book itself.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1601211_569890319766183_1727756297_n-e1508157848812.jpg1601211_569890319766183_1727756297_nThe impression of Imam's feet. Photo by The Holy Shrines Of Masumeen As (facebook).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08774.jpgIMG08774https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08773.jpgIMG08773https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08828.jpgIMG088282017-11-01T11:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/30/the-minaret-of-khusrawgird/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img28849.jpgIMG28849https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08653.jpgIMG08653https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p17.pngp17https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p-16.pngp 16https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lower.jpglowerhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/upper-inscription1.jpgupper inscriptionhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/upper-inscription.jpgupper inscriptionhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/minaret_full.pngminaret_full2017-10-30T10:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/27/vikings-and-square-kufic/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/qsu0aiu.jpgQSU0aIUhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/immagine.pngImmaginehttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lead_9601.jpglead_960https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lead_960.jpglead_960https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cattura.pngCattura2017-10-27T11:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/26/tarik-khana-mosque/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iir0158.jpgIIR0158https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img285071.jpgIMG28507https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img28507.jpgIMG28507https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iir0166.jpgIIR0166https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08566.jpgIMG08566https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08565.jpgIMG085652017-10-26T09:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/24/gunbad-i-pir-i-alamdar/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img085631.jpgIMG08563https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08561.jpgIMG08561https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08564.jpgIMG08564https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08562.jpgIMG08562https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iir0170.jpgIIR0170https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08563.jpgIMG085632017-10-24T09:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/19/gunbad-i-chihil-dukhtaran/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img085542.jpgIMG08554https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08556.jpgIMG08556https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08555.jpgIMG08555https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img085541.jpgIMG08554https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08554.jpgIMG08554https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iir0647.jpgIIR06472017-10-19T15:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/16/the-minaret-of-semnan/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08753.jpgIMG08753https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08752.jpgIMG08752Exterior view, upper portion with brick ornament and gallery. Photo by Robert Byron (archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/featuredcropped.pngfeaturedcroppedhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img11527.jpgIMG115272017-10-16T09:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/12/gunbad-i-surkh/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iir0635.jpgIIR0635https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img08758.jpgIMG08758Oblique view of the Gunbad-i Surkh. Photo by Robert Byron (via archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img11198.jpgIMG111982017-10-12T11:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/09/rasatkhana-the-observatory-of-maragha/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/33_big-e1507208965403.jpg33_bigRendering of the main building as it should have been. Source: wikimapia.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nasir_al-din_al-tusi_at_observatory.jpgNasir_al-Din_al-Tusi_at_observatoryNasir al-Din al-Tusi at the observatory in Maragha, Persia. British Library.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/after-first-stage.jpgafter-first-stage2017-10-09T10:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/06/the-making-of-the-islamic-heritage/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/129074_sv.jpg129074_svhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20051225-104842_jordan_qasr_amra_quseir_amra_qusayr_amra_fresco_paintings_detail.jpg20051225-104842_Jordan_Qasr_Amra_[Quseir_Amra]_[Qusayr_Amra]_Fresco_Paintings_Detailhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rico_cover.pngrico_cover2017-10-06T11:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/10/04/the-story-of-the-book-the-road-to-oxiana/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08909.jpgIMG08909Pul-i Malan. Photo by Robert Byron (archnet)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08826.jpgIMG088262017-10-04T08:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/09/20/arg-i-tabriz/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img10218.jpgIMG10218https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img151281.jpgIMG15128https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img151371.jpgIMG15137https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img15137.jpgIMG15137Exterior view from north showing ruins near the fountain that once marked the center of the mosque courtyard. Photo by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom (archnet)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img15128.jpgIMG151282017-09-20T09:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2015/05/07/tughra-the-unbearable-beauty-of-a-signature-and-its-custumization/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/basmala-blue-tughra-600x444.jpgBasmala-Blue-Tughra-600x444The basmala in the form of a tughra, imitating the one of Suleiman the Magnificent (courtesy of Arabic Calligraphy, 2wf.org)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1362e280931389_murad_i.jpg1362–1389_Murad_ITughra of Murad I (1326-1389)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tughra-peacock.jpgTughra-peacockTughra in the form of a Peacock (courtesy of Christie's)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1574e280931595_murad_iii.png1574–1595_Murad_IIITughra of Murad III (1574-1595)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tughra_suleiman.jpgTughra_SuleimanTughra of Suleiman the Magnificent (WikiCommons)2017-09-14T15:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/09/12/the-blue-mosque-in-tabriz/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iir0209.jpgIIR0209https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iir0205.jpgIIR0205https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iir0198.jpgIIR0198https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iir0203.jpgIIR02032017-09-12T17:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/09/05/the-tomb-of-uljaytu-or-the-dome-of-sultaniyya/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08683.jpgIMG08683https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08686.jpgIMG08686https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08685.jpgIMG08685Interior view, recess with carved stucco ornament on arch soffit. Photo by Robert Byron (via archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08679.jpgIMG08679Exterior detail, corner of upper gallery with muqarnas and glazed tile ornament. Photo by Robert Byron (via archnet)https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08676.jpgIMG08676Exterior view of the Tomb of Uljaytu. Photo by Robert Byron (via archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img08684.jpgIMG086842017-09-05T14:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/07/06/robert-byron-a-short-life-a-big-personality/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/united_kingdom_passport_robert_byron_1923.jpgUnited_Kingdom_passport_Robert_Byron_19232017-07-06T10:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/06/28/the-friday-mosque-of-varamin/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img08695.jpgIMG08695https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iir0366.jpgIIR0366https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img086991.jpgIMG08699The Friday Mosque of Varamin. Photo by Robert Byron (archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img08698.jpgIMG08698https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img08699.jpgIMG08699https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tintern_abbey_and_courtyard.jpgTintern_Abbey_and_Courtyard2017-06-28T08:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/06/23/the-mosque-al-nuri-in-mosul-what-was-lost/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/al-nuri-minaret-by-kamil-chadirij.jpgHadba miraret, Mosul, Iraq. photographed by K. Chadirji circa. 1930Hadba miraret, Mosul, Iraq. photographed by K. Chadirji circa. 1930https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/inscription-capital.jpginscription capitalhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/stucco-ornament-in-square-kufic.jpgstucco ornament in square kufichttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/after-reconstruction.jpgafter reconstructionFacade of prayer hall facing the courtyard, after reconstruction. Photo by Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mosque-pre-1940.jpgmosque pre 1940View of the Jami Nur al Din complex, taken from the northwest, prior to reconstruction in the 1940s. Photo by Directorate General of Antiquities, Iraq (archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pre-1940s-general-view-mosque-and-minaret.jpgpre-1940s general view mosque and minaret2017-06-23T11:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/06/01/tughril-tower/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img087541.jpgIMG08754https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iir0697.jpgIIR0697https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img08755.jpgIMG087552017-06-22T13:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/06/22/gunbad-i-ala-al-din/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img28264.jpgIMG28264The upper part of the cylindrical shaft, Gunbad-i 'Ala al-Din. Photo by Marie-Thérèse Ullens de Schooten (archnet.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gunbad-ala-al-din-byron.jpgGunbad Ala al-Din - ByronThe Gunbad-i 'Ala al-Din. Photo by Robert Byron (archnet).https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img28265.jpgIMG282652017-06-22T13:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/05/23/introduction-the-monuments-on-the-road-to-oxiana/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/oxiana-map.jpgoxiana-maphttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gundab-i-qabus.jpggundab-i qabushttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/robert_byron.jpgRobert_Byron2017-05-23T20:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/05/08/a-brief-note-on-the-last-auctions-islamic-art-week-spring-2017-london/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/feat_auctions17.pngfeat_auctionS17https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/christies_27_lot46.jpgchristies_27_lot46https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/islamic-art-wee_22225418_39b8ca2a4f6891b5ffda15ac3dc978cac4bbce12.pngIAW_Spring172017-05-23T17:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/05/04/a-backward-interpretation-of-the-cintamani-one-symbol-two-origins/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coins.pngcoinshttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zahhak-entrhoned.pngzahhak entrhonedhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/met29-160-32.jpgMET29.160.32https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/timuridflag.pngtimuridflaghttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lot139.jpglot1392017-05-04T11:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/04/27/the-theory-of-islamic-art-by-hanash/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cover.jpgcoverhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/theory_feat1.jpgSONY DSCSONY DSC2017-04-27T07:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2017/04/06/the-silk-roads-by-peter-frankopan/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9200000044720117.jpg9200000044720117https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/caravan.jpgCaravan2017-04-26T15:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/03/15/islamicforgeries-episode-1-the-sicilian-council/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/entrance_to_the_port_of_palermo_by_moonlight_1769.pngEntrance_to_the_Port_of_Palermo_by_Moonlight,_1769https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/vella_adelphi.jpgvella_adelphiPortrait of Giuseppe Vella, author unknown, 1767 or 1787. Re-printed in the cover of the book by Sciascia, Adelphi.2017-04-19T17:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/01/26/the-dome-of-the-rock-its-inscriptions-and-the-religions-in-early-islamic-jerusalem/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/9031426111.jpg9031426111https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tomb-of-santa-costanza.jpgTomb of Santa Costanzahttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/church_of_the_nativity_bethlehem_israel_04155u_original.jpgChurch_of_the_Nativity,_Bethlehem,_Israel_04155u_originalhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/haram.jpgHaramhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/88411.jpg884112017-04-19T17:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2014/09/23/lost-islamic-history-by-f-alkhateeb/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lih-what-e1411477587769.jpgLIH-whathttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lih-table.jpgLIH-table2021-04-06T07:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/disclaimer/2017-04-19T16:48:32+00:00weekly0.6https://squarekufic.com/2016/11/15/the-blue-room-in-palermo-a-story-in-three-chapters/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stanza-blu-8.jpgstanza-blu-8https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stanza-blu-9.jpgstanza-blu-9https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chamber-of-secrets-palermo1.jpgchamber-of-secrets-palermo1https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stanza-blu-6.jpgstanza-blu-6https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stanza-blu-1.jpgstanza-blu-1https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/stanza-blu-7.jpgstanza-blu-72018-02-15T14:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/11/18/islamicforgeries-episode-2-part-2-the-blue-room-in-palermo-reading-its-content/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ff8dd8f24b10a81f9c0c5a54b27fdbbf.jpgff8dd8f24b10a81f9c0c5a54b27fdbbfhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/d96e229552d0a9065bc81e6fead70eebc99c424d.jpgd96e229552d0a9065bc81e6fead70eebc99c424dLa Grande Odalisque, https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lamps.pnglampshttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/tughra1.pngtughra1Tughra, second typehttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/tughra2.pngtughra2Tughra, first typehttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lines-ending.pnglines-endinghttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/line-unit.pngline-unitThe base unit composing the 'calligraphic' lines on the walls. © SquareKufichttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1line.png1line2016-11-25T22:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/collaboration/2016-11-25T16:51:46+00:00weekly0.6https://squarekufic.com/2016/11/25/islamicforgeries-episode-2-part-3-the-blue-room-in-palermo-to-sum-up/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sammezzano2.jpgsammezzano2https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sammezzano-1.jpgsammezzano-12016-11-25T16:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/11/15/amulets-talismans-and-quranic-inscriptions/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1984-504-2.jpg1984.504.2 007Standard, attributed to Iran, early 18th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number: 1984.504.2.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/91-1-538.jpg91-1-538Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. Attributed to Syria, 15th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number: 91.1.538.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1998-199.jpg1998-199Talismanic shirt embellished with the full text of the Qur'an and also, in the borders, with the ninety-nine names of God as well as holy sayings. Attributed to Northern India or Deccan, 15th–early 16th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number: 1998.199.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1978-546-32.jpg1978-546-32Talismanic scroll, attributed to Egypt, 11th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number: 1978.546.32.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/33-41-1.jpg33-41-1The Seal of Solomon (a hexagram) depicted on a carved teakwood panel from Abbasid Iraq, early 9th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number: 33.41.1a–e.2016-11-15T16:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/05/14/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-islamic-art-market/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bonhams1.jpgbonhams1https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/166sothebys.png166sothebyshttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/opec_yearly-prices_2003-2016.pngOPEC_yearly prices_2003-2016https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/islamicartweeks_realizedprices.pngislamicartweeks_realizedprices2016-06-03T08:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2016/03/16/the-biased-interpretation-of-pre-islamic-inscriptions-by-haaretz/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3773105449.gif3773105449Ancient engravings carved into the soft sandstone of the mountain passes around Bir Hima. 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Qajar Iran, dated AH 1240/1824-25 AD. Christie's (Oct 9th), lot 278.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/christies1_lot9.pngChristies1_lot9A pair of Fatimid gold earrings. Egypt, second half 11th century. Christie's (Oct 8th), lot 9.https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/eras.pngerashttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/origins.pngoriginshttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bonhams98.jpgBonhams98https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bonhams98.pngBonhams98https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/f15_cover1.pngf15_coverhttps://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/f15_cover.pngf15_cover2015-11-06T22:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://squarekufic.com/2015/07/25/hijazi-script-carbon-dating-and-quranic-manuscripts-a-response-to-italian-news/https://squarekufic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/birmingham-quran.jpegbirmingham quranThe leaves of the ancient Qur’an found in Birmingham University’s archives. 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