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A rare and exquisite handwritten Quran dating back to 1090 AD is on display at a public library in K\u00fctahya, T\u00fcrkiye, Daily Sabah reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experts state this gazelle leather-bound manuscript with beautiful calligraphy is one of the most valuable artistic treasures of the Islamic world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Zeytino\u011flu Library houses over 2,540 rare handwritten works in Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish, but this 11th century Quran with a Persian translation is the library’s most precious piece, according to the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to S\u00fcleyman K\u0131z\u0131ltoprak, president of K\u00fctahya Dumlup\u0131nar University, the Quran demonstrates the Turks’ scientific, cultural and artistic achievements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A rare and exquisite handwritten Quran dating back to 1090 AD is on display at a public library in K\u00fctahya, T\u00fcrkiye, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. Experts state this gazelle leather-bound manuscript with beautiful calligraphy is one of the most valuable artistic treasures of the Islamic world. The Zeytino\u011flu Library houses over 2,540 rare handwritten works …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":106075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2930],"tags":[8369],"class_list":["post-106074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-turkey","tag-exquisite-quran-manuscript"],"yoast_head":"\n