October 3, 2015

One of world’s oldest Quran goes on display in UK

One of the world’s oldest manuscripts of the Quran dating back to at least 1,370 years and written on parchment that was possibly made around the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad went on display in Birmingham on Friday.

Around 2,000 tickets to see the script have already been taken up and the University of Birmingham expects a lot more to be used before the exhibition ends on October 25.

“When I saw these pages I was very moved. There were tears of joy and emotion in my eyes. I’m sure people from all over the UK will come to Birmingham to have a glimpse of these pages,” said Muhammad Afzal, chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque.

Courtesy TOI

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