Koranic frieze element , Koran, Surah 39 (The groups, al-zumar), part of verse 75 late 13th - early, Arabic writing is used to note several languages, mainly Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu. . Sometimes, letters treated as decorative motifs are unrecognizable. Several objects show the same words (bismillah: "In the name of God, the Clement, the Merciful") written in different styles. This formula opens 113 of the 114 suras of the Koran.

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