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  • Folio 23v from the Ma’il Qur’an. The text in black is penned on vellum, it is written in an early style of Arabic script called ma’il, meaning ‘sloping’

    The Ma’il Qur’an

    Manuscript Created date: 700–799 CE

    The Ma’il Qur’an is one of the very earliest Qur’ans in the world. Why is it so important? It dates back to the 8th cen...