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One of the oldest Quran in the world

Radiocarbon dating found the fragments to be at least 1,370 years old. The probability of the text coming from between 568 and 645 A.D was higher than 95%. The Prophet Muhammad is generally believed to have lived between 570 and 632 A.D…

Barber Institute

October 2-25: the manuscript will be on display at the Barber Institute (Art gallery, campus of the University of Birmingham).

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Editor in Chief Mehdi Chourou