American Muslim Family Dedicate Quran and Sahifa Sajjadiya to Astan Quds Razavi
Deputy of Treasury of Handwritten Manuscripts of Organization of Libraries, Museums, and Center of Deeds of Astan Quds Razavi declaring this report added, “These exquisite manuscripts belong to 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries of hijrah and enjoy a special value from the artistic point of view.”
“One of Qur’ans belonging to the 12th century of hijrah enjoys the Indian-style- Kashmir branch- Tazhib and artistic elements and the premium calligraphy. The two initial, the two middle, and the two ending pages of this Qur’an are fully Tazhib-worked. This Tazhib is in the shape of bergamot and head bergamot decorated with Cathay flowers drawn on a gilded and light azure background”, Hujjat al-Islam Muhammad Hassan Nurinia stated.
Noting that this Qur’an has also Persian translation, he added, “Qur’anic verses have been scribed by black ink on a gold-covered background and the Persian translation has been written below each verse in red Nastaliq script.”
“It is 13 * 23 cm. scribed in Naskh script on 259 Kashmiri pale yellow pages in 16 lines per sheet”, he added.
“Another Qur’an belongs to 11th century of hijrah scribed in premium Naskh”, he described the second dedicated Qur’an.
Deputy of Treasury of Handwritten Manuscripts of Organization of Libraries, Museums, and Center of Deeds of Astan Quds Razavi described also the third Qur’an, “It belongs to 12th century of hijrah scribed in Naskh script in 13-line sheets where the first, the seventh, and the thirteenth lines in each page bear the headline font.”
Nurinia also referred to the translated Sahifeh Sajjadiyeh with the narration of Najm al-Din Alavi and reiterated, “This manuscript has been scribed in 1232 A.H., Shaban by Hassan ibn-i Ali ibn-i Quli Sultan.”
Describing the tabulation of this manuscript as decorated with gold and colors, he said, “This work also bears supplements by Allameh Majlesi.”
Dr. Sayed Musa Reza Ja’fari Mousavi, the New York-residing Indian specialist doctor, expressed happiness with dedicating these hereditary exquisites and recounted his main reason for doing such a benevolent action seeing the high quantity of dedicated and endowed manuscripts and objects in the Treasury of Handwritten Manuscripts and also in the central museum of this organization in his former travel to Mashhad.
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