Memory of the World; 2012 - unesdoc - Unesco

In the 19th century the book went to Russia, but several
years after the Russian Revolution of 1917 it was returned
to Uzbekistan where it stayed in a museum until the fall
of Communism in 1989, when it was handed over to the
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.
The Koran, an acknowledged masterpiece of Arabic
literature, contains a code of conduct and correct living.
It records the creation of the world, the stages of divine
revelation and the place of humanity in the universe and
in relation to the Creator.
� The Khazrati Imam complex in Tashkent, where
the Holy Koran Mushaf of Othman is kept.
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