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Harari Qurans

مصاحف هرر

Old mushafs written in Harar, Ethiopia in the Ajemi/African hand; witness to Islam's depth in the Horn of Africa.

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Scripture and its sciencesIslam and African religions

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Old Qur'ans written in Harar, Ethiopia, in an African script; evidence of the depth of Islam in the Horn of Africa. 1

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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islam.museum contributors. “Harari Qurans”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/masahif-harar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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