Chapters 113, Daybreak and 114, Mankind

The Islamic Collections include many finely calligraphed Qur’ans, but few as large as this. The main text of this monumental manuscript is copied in muhaqqaq, a majestic and legible script commonly used for Qur’ans. However, the inscriptions in the panels above and below the text are written in kufic, a script which though very decorative is difficult to read. The folios shown here contain the last two chapters of the Qur'an: 113, Daybreak (al-Falaq) and 114, Mankind (al-Nas).