Qur'anic verses, 9th-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iraq, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic verses in Kufi script similar to style D prevalent in Qur'ans produced during the 9th-10th centuries., Although the text on this verso has worn off due to having been executed on the flesh side of the parchment, certain elements are still visible. For example, red dots indicate vocalization and there are traces of green dots. There are no di
Qur'anic verses, 9th-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iraq, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic verses in Kufi script similar to style D prevalent in Qur'ans produced during the 9th-10th centuries., Although the text on this verso has worn off due to having been executed on the flesh side of the parchment, certain elements are still visible. For example, red dots indicate vocalization and there are traces of green dots. There are no diacritical marks., Dimensions of Written Surface: 14 (w) x 7 (h) cm, It was not fitting for the people of Medina / And the Bedouin Arabs of the area / To refuse to follow God's Messenger, / Nor to prefer their own lives to his, / Because nothing could they suffer or do / But was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness. (9:120), Nor should the believers all go forth together. / If a contingent from every expedition remained behind, / They could devote themselves to studies in religion, / And admonish the people when they return to them. / That thus they may learn to guard themselves against evil. (9:122), Surat al-Tawbah describes broken treaties with pagans and the fighting against infidelity. If a community marches out, part of its members should remain behind in order to continue the teaching of religious matters. Those who believe should associate with the righteous and truthful, actively doing their duty:, The text is executed in a Kufi script similar to style D prevalent in Qur'ans produced during the 9th-10th centuries. With 7 lines per page in black ink, it follows the horizontal format of early Qur'ans. On the 6th line of the recto there appears a verse marker separating verse 120 from verse 121. A similar marker appears at the end of the 5th line on the verso. The ayah markers consist of three gold circles arranged in a triangle and outlined in black ink. Th
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