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Codex Mashhad

مصحف مشهد

An early codex in the Astan Quds Razavi Museum in Mashhad attributed to the 1st century AH; a key witness of early Qur'anic script.

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An early Qur'an in the Astan Quds Razavi museum in Mashhad, attributed to the first century AH; one of the most important witnesses to early Qur'anic calligraphy. 1

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The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· Arabesque· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an

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islam.museum contributors. “Codex Mashhad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/mushaf-mashhad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.