410-year-old copy of the Holy Quran dating back to Mughal ruler Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar’s period
410-year-old copy of the Holy Quran dating back to Mughal ruler Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar’s period has been recovered by the Indian police in the Mysuru district.
A gang of 10 members who had bought the copy from ‘unidentified’ persons in Hyderabad, were trying to sell it for a price of five crore Indian rupees, Daily Times reported.
Historian Sheikh Ali described the calligraphy in the book as a piece of art. The copy contains 604 pages.
He added that the Quran is written in neat Italic calligraphy and it is a rare and antique Holy Quran.
