Almoravid Qur’ans العربية
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The Cordoba Qur’an dated 538 AH

Le Coran de Cordoue daté de 538 H (Istanbul) · مصحف قرطبة المؤرخ في 538هـ

538 AH · 1143–1144 CE

In the reign of Tashfin b. ʿAli

The card on the Almoravid Qur’ans page
al-Fatiha and the start of al-Baqara
al-Fatiha and the start of al-Baqara · Istanbul University A 6755, after Bongianino 2020, fig. 9 · AI-enhanced
SurvivesCompleteness unknownNot digitised
Place
Cordoba, held by the Almoravids until Ibn Hamdin rose against them in 539 AH / 1144–1145 CE
Today
Istanbul, Istanbul University Library, A 6755
Format
A single small square volume; 18.2 × 17.8 cm

Bongianino published an image of its Fatiha and the start of Surat al-Baqara (folios 3v–4r). It is one of the small square Qur’ans that were common in al-Andalus and the Maghrib in the sixth century AH.

Its date and place are stated, but it names neither a copyist nor an owner.

Bongianino 2020, fig. 9
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al-Fatiha and the start of al-Baqara
al-Fatiha and the start of al-Baqara · Istanbul University A 6755, after Bongianino 2020, fig. 9 · AI-enhanced
Almoravid Qur’ans

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← The Munich Qur’an of 533 AH
The Almería Qur’an (Madrid)Mid-Jumada I 534 AHThe Uppsala Qur’an of 483 AHJumada I 483 AHAl-Batalyawsi’s Qur’an (Medina)488 AHThe Munich Qur’an of 533 AH533 AH