Folio from a Qur'an, sura 21:105-112; sura 22:1-12

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al- Anbiya(the Prophets) 21: part of 105, 106-112, recto begins with: "al-ard"; illuminated sura divider, Sura al-Hajj (the Pilgrimage) 22:1-4 and part of 5; verso: sura 22:5-11 and a portion of 12, verso begins with "turaab-i"; Arabic in black kufic script; cluster of strokes verse markers; gold square markers at the end of verse 111 and 112; vocalized in red; one column; 17 lines of text.

• Label

  The verses are from sura (chapter) 22, entitled al-Hadj (Pilgrimage) and include a discussion of the pilgrimage to Mecca. The Hadj is one of the five principal duties of every Muslim.

• Provenance

  To 1929

  Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]

  From 1929

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.

  [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

  Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)

  Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)

• Origin

  North Africa or Near East

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 800s, 700s, 1100s, 1200s, 1000s

• Name

  Minassian, Kirkor

• Place

  North Africa, Near East

• Topic

  Sura 22, Sura 21, Kufic script, West Asia, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Qur'an

• Culture

  Muslims, Abbasids

• Object Type

  Manuscripts