Rare Quran Manuscript from Morocco on Display in Qatar Nat’l Library
Dating back to the 1950s, the copy is a beautiful example of handwriting Qurans and other books in the western parts of the Muslim world.
The manuscript is housed in a glass case to protect it from natural erosion and other damage.
The copy used to be in a library founded by Sufi scholar Sheikh Abdul Salam bin Mashish (1163-1228).
It is rare in terms of use of Tazhib (gilding, illumination) and beautiful calligraphy.
Tazhib is an art that uses beautiful and creative designs to ornament religious, poetry, history and other books.
It includes adding golden shine to margins and surfaces of pages, especially pages of the Holy Quran.
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Among other rare manuscripts at the Qatar National Library is a book on the Seerah of the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) wives dating back to 1213.
The library holds manuscripts in a broad range of fields such as religious sciences, history, philosophy, arts, literature, and encyclopedias.
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