{"id":2327,"date":"2016-01-31T18:49:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2327-tens-of-thousands-expected-to-visit-birmingham-museum-to-see-ancient-quran-copy\/"},"modified":"2016-01-31T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T18:49:35","slug":"tens-of-thousands-expected-to-visit-birmingham-museum-to-see-ancient-quran-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2327-tens-of-thousands-expected-to-visit-birmingham-museum-to-see-ancient-quran-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of thousands expected to visit Birmingham Museum to see ancient Quran copy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">visitors are expected to flock to see an ancient copy of the Quran when it is displayed<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to see an ancient copy of the Quran when it is displayed at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery next month.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The Birmingham Quran comprises fragments of the earliest Quran known to exist.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">It was discovered last year in a collection held by Birmingham University and is thought to have been written between 568 and 645 AD, close to the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The fragments attracted 9,000 visitors when they were displayed for three weeks at Birmingham University last year.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>visitors are expected to flock to see an ancient copy of the Quran when it is displayed \u00a0 Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to see an ancient copy of the Quran when it is displayed at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery next month. 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