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One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by tucky200(m): 11:18pm On Jul 22, 2015 |
Radiocarbon analysis dated the manuscripts close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad [Birmingham University] Fragments of the Quran held by the UK's Birmingham University have been found to be among the oldest in the world. Following radiocarbon analysis by the University of Oxford, the manuscripts, written on parchments, have been dated to from between AD 568 and 645, with 95 percent accuracy. The results place the papers close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad, who is generally thought to have lived between AD 570 and 632. Susan Worrall, Director of Special Collections at the University of Birmingham, said: "The radiocarbon dating has delivered an exciting result, which contributes significantly to our understanding of the earliest written copies of the Quran. "We are thrilled that such an important historical document is here in Birmingham, the most culturally diverse city in the UK." The two parchments form part of the University’s Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern manuscripts. The manuscripts are written with ink in Hijazi - an early form of Arabic. They contain parts of Suras (chapters) 18 to 20. For many years, the manuscript had been misbound with leaves of a similar Quran manuscript, which is datable to the late seventh century. Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, Lead Curator for Persian and Turkish Manuscripts at the British Library, said: "This is indeed an exciting discovery. We know now that these two folios, in a beautiful and surprisingly legible Hijazi hand, almost certainly date from the time of the first three Caliphs." http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/world-oldest-quran-manuscripts-uk-150722110034399.html
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Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by valmunich(m): 11:24pm On Jul 22, 2015 |
what's even the meaning of the stuff written there I'm guessing this one existed even before the flight of Mohammed |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by Nobody: 11:26pm On Jul 22, 2015 |
valmunich: |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by NaijaTweets(m): 1:05am On Jul 23, 2015 |
valmunich: You're not supposed to be here! |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by NaijaTweets(m): 1:07am On Jul 23, 2015 |
Nice one @OP...Please keep the research work up! 1 Like |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by valmunich(m): 1:46am On Jul 23, 2015 |
NaijaTweets:Oya chase me Comot nah, as na your papa get the forum to tell me where I'm not supposed to be Ewu! |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by NaijaTweets(m): 8:15am On Jul 24, 2015 |
valmunich: Your speech shows me exactly what level of manners and courtesy you've got!!! Bush man!!! 1 Like |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by valmunich(m): 9:08am On Jul 24, 2015 |
NaijaTweets:lol. . . "your speech" So much for being an exquisite grammarian Imp! |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by NaijaTweets(m): 9:12am On Jul 24, 2015 |
valmunich: If you're actually thinking rightly and had a good job worth monitoring, you would know that is a mere ignorable typo... You would rather take to correction and stop reading people's comments 'word-for-word' like a jobless fellow! 1 Like |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by valmunich(m): 9:42am On Jul 24, 2015 |
NaijaTweets:jeez! how on earth are people this dumb? Is it innate in you to display how embraced you're to duncedom on every thread or you rather chose not to tag your brain along before typing the above quoted crap? Bottom line is, you didn't make a single sense, you simpleton! you're merely a numskull that is trying pretty hard to make sense Stop wasting your 'invaluable' time here and go back to class! Goat! |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by NaijaTweets(m): 10:19am On Jul 24, 2015 |
valmunich: I never knew you're this foolish!!! You're a big shame to Nigerian education!!! Senseless idiot!!! 1 Like |
Re: One Of The World's Oldest Quran Manuscripts Found In UK by BishopMagic: 4:29pm On Aug 21, 2015 |
Lol. Wetin we no go hear from allah people's republic other wise known as Islamic State. After luring lice ridden muslim filth from all over the globe to join their jihad with promise of Kafur girls and women to rape, ISIS members who contracted aids after sleeping with 2 Moroccan jihad brides have been quarantined in order to prevent them infecting the rape pool and reports have it they have been selected to carry out suicide missions. BishopMagic: Islam no get head at all. |
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