Qur'anic verses

Qur'anic verses 62-64 of the 24th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Nur (The Light), written in Kufi script (New Style I) from 10th century. Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion to His servant, / So that it may be a warning to all creatures. (25:1) Dimensions of Written Surface: Recto: 6.3 (w) x 9.2 (h) cm. Dimensions of Written Surface: Verso: 6.5 (w) x 9.3 (h) cm Only those are believers who trust in God and His Messenger. / When they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, / They do not depart until they have asked for his leave. (24:62) Surat al-Furqan is an early Meccan chapter containing 77 verses. It uses the contrast between light and darkness as a metaphor for knowledge and ignorance, virtue and sin. God has sent forth in His revelation certain measures by which man can distinguish between right and wrong: Surat al-Nur describes domestic and public matters, and how communal life contributes to man's virtues and his spiritual journey towards God: The text is executed in Kufi script (New Style I), in which vocalization is indicated by red dots. Only a few orthoepic (pronunciation) marks executed in black ink, such as the tashdid (duplication of a consonant) and tanwin (nunnation, or pronunciation of the letter "n"), appear to have been added at a later date. The script, lack of diacritics, and vertical format typify Qur'ans produced during the 10th century (see Déroche 1992: 142-143, cat. no. 78). This calligraphic fragment includes verses 62-64 of the 24th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Nur (The Light). The text of this surah ends on the fragment's verso (1-84-154.29b V), which also contains the illuminated heading and first three verses of the subsequent (25th) chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Furqan (The Criterion). Verse markers consist of gold flowers decorated with a gold center. Unfortunately, a small portion of the text has been lost in the center right due to a hole in the parchment. Script: Kufi 1-84-154.29b