Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page

1500s

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s. Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1924.746.1.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: ink, gold, and colors on paper
Medium: ink, gold, colors, paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Translation: Surah I: 1-7: In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being, the All merciful, the All-compassionate, the Master of the Day of Doom Thee only do we serve; to Thee alone do we pray for succour. Guide us in the straight path, the path of those whom Thou has blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray. Left folio (Surah II, 1-4) In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Alif Lam Mim That is the book, wherein is no doubt, a guidance to the godfearing who believe in the Unseen, and perform the prayer, and expend of that We have provided them; who believe in what has been sent down to thee and that had been sent down before thee, and have faith in the Hereafter; those are upon guidance from their Lord, those are the ones who prosper.
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1924.746.1.a
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Art: The International Language, Materials of the Artist, Decorative Style, Oriental Art, The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights Statement: CC0