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| Keywords: Maghribi script sura 5.jpg from Smithsonian Folio from a Koran Sura 5 verses 12-13 13th century Detached folio; opaque watercolor ink and gold on parchment H 16 5 W 15 5 cm North Africa Unclassified Purchase F1929 69 <blockquote>Korans in North Africa and Islamic Spain were written in a distinctive style known as maghribi or Western script which has undergone little stylistic change over time Characterized by fluid lines and deep open curves the script was usually copied in brown or black ink with diacritical marks applied in green yellow and red inks Verse endings are often indicated by gold-knot designs that heighten the visual beauty of the page Like other thirteenth-century maghribi Korans the text here is written on parchment a medium that had been replaced by paper in the rest of the Islamic world The verses are from sura 5 al-Ma'ida Table-spread which addresses the observance of Islamic religious duties </blockquote> Source http //www asia si edu/collections/singleObject cfm ObjectId 9834 page http //www asia si edu/collections/zoomObject cfm ObjectId 9834 detail The text written in the folio is the following in modern script <span style font-size x-large; line-height 150 ; > مِنكُمْ فَقَد ضَّلَّ سَوَاء<br> السَّبِيِل فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم<br> مِّيث� ٰقَهُمْ لَعَنَّ� ٰهُمْ وِجَعَلْنَا<br> قُلُوبَهُمْ قَ� ٰسِيةً يُحَرِّفُونَ<br> الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَّوَاضِعِهِ<br> وَنَسُوا حَظٍّا مِّمَّا<br> ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ وَلاَتَزَالُ</span> PD-Art Arabic calligraphy/Qur'an Qur'an manuscripts 13th century Artworks missing infobox template | ||||
