IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

QUR’AN COPIES AND TRANSLATIONSAL-MUSHAF AL-SHARIFATTRIBUTED TO ‘UTHMAN BIN ‘AFFAN(THE COPY AT MASHHAD IMAM HUSAINI INCAIRO)2 VOL.Prepared for publication and introduction by Tayyar Altıkulaçİstanbul, 2009(Arabic, with introduction in English and Arabic)ISBN 978-92-9063-197-2 (set)This is a scholarly study of a copy of the Holy Quran whichis located in Cairo and attributed to the time of CaliphOthman. Among the copies dating from that period, thisone is known as the “Cairo Mushaf ”. It is preserved presentlyin the Central Library of Islamic Manuscripts affiliated tothe Ministry of Awqaf of Egypt. The study compares it to theother copies of the same period located in different cities,namely the Topkapı copy, the Turkish and Islamic ArtsMuseum copy, the Tashkent copy (preserved at the KhazratiImam Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and the copy of theGreat Mosque of Sana’a. Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultureand Heritage provided financial contributions for theprinting of the book.Price: US$ 400 (including post)IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012 95