Tehran unveils copy of Quran manuscript from Topkapi Museum

TEHRAN – A copy of the 11th century manuscript of the Holy Quran kept at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul was unveiled here in Tehran on Sunday.

The book inscribed by Uthman ibn Husayn al-Warraq in Kufic is the eighth book of the 14-volume series, Mohammad Haeri Emadi, translator of the book into Persian, said at the opening ceremony held at Iran’s Majlis Library, Museum and Documentation Center.

Majlis speaker Ali Larijani, Director of the Topkapi Museum Ilber Ortayli, and Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Umit Yardim were among the guests at the opening ceremony, the Persian service of MNA reported on Monday.

Emadi added that all the words bear vowels and Uthman Warraq had inscribed in Kufic to show the significance of Kufic inscription among the Muslims.

Ilber Ortayli also spoke briefly and said that this is the first time the Topkapi Museum has donated a copy of such a priceless treasure to Iran’s Majlis Library and hoped this will help strengthen cultural relations between both countries.

Larijani next said that the Holy Quran is the most important entity that can help different Islamic nations relate to one another.

“Quran is a true light in which we can seek shelter and find its truth,” he added, asking different Islamic nations to be more united under the shadow of the Quran.

Expert on Quranic texts Hojjatoleslam Mohammad-Ali Mahdavi Raad, also present at the ceremony, said that this copy is a significant one for its text, translation and art.

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