Qur'anic verses, 9th-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Yemen, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic fragments written in Kufi script () on parchment, typical of the 9-10th centuries., And on the day that the unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, / It will be said to them: 'You received your good things / In the life of the world, / And you took pleasure in them. / But today you will be given a penalty of humiliation. (46:20), Di
Qur'anic verses, 9th-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Yemen, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic fragments written in Kufi script () on parchment, typical of the 9-10th centuries., And on the day that the unbelievers will be placed before the Fire, / It will be said to them: 'You received your good things / In the life of the world, / And you took pleasure in them. / But today you will be given a penalty of humiliation. (46:20), Dimensions of Written Surface: 12 (w) x 7 (h) cm, Mention Hud, one of 'Ad's brethen. / Behold, he warned his people of the winding sand-tracts (ahqaf). / But there have been warners before and after him. / Worship none other than God. / Truly I fear for you the penalty of a Mighty Day. (46:21)., Surat al-Ahqaf is the seventh and last chapter of a series of surahs beginning with the mysterious abbreviated letters ha-mim (h-m). It discusses Creation, its purpose, and its vindication. Those who do not believe in God and His Creation will suffer torment on the Day of Judgment. The title of this surah comes from the long and winding crooked tracts of sandhills characteristic of the country of the 'Ad people, adjoining Hadramawt and Yemen:, The text on the recto is executed on the flesh side of the parchment. As a result, the brown ink has worn off substantially. This Qur'an was executed at 7 lines per page in a Kufi script similar to style typical of the 9-10th centuries (DeÌroche 1992: 115, cat. no. 61). This script is particular because the horizontal shafts of the letters have been extended on the vertical. Red dots indicate vocalization. Neither diacritical marks nor verse markers are marked., This calligraphic fragment includes verses 20-21 of the 46th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Ahqaf (The Winding Sand-Tracks). The text continues with verses 21-24 on the folio's ve
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