Iran/Bahrain: A page from a Mughal copy of the ‘Shahnameh’, which is on display at the Beit Al Qur’an museum in Bahrain. The Beit Al Qur’an, or House of the Koran, is a scholarly institution and museum in Bahrain which houses ancient manuscripts of the Qur’an and other Islamic treasures. The Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is a Persian epic of 60,000 verses written by Persian poet Ferdowsi in 1000 CE. It tells of Persian history from the creation of time until the Arab invasion of the 7th century.

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