Nurse's Quran

مصحف الممرضة

A printed mushaf marketed in Turkey and Europe with a fabricated tale of a nurse who received ijaza; a cautionary case of legend presented as provenance.

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Scripture and its sciencesPolemic and apologetic

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A printed Qur'an promoted in Turkey and Europe with a made-up story about a nurse who received a sheikhdom; an example of the dangers of confusing narrative with document. 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. “Nurse's Quran”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/mushaf-al-mumarrida/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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