What does a rare Qurʾānic manuscript from the 1st century AH reveal about the early history of Islam?In this seminar, Dr Morteza Karimi-Nia, a leading scholar in Qurʾānic manuscript studies, presents his research on Codex Mashhad, a nearly complete Qurʾān written in ḥijāzī script and preserved in the Āstān-i Quds Library in Mashhad. Comprising 252 folios, this codex offers unique insights into the transmission, orthography, and arrangement of the Qurʾānic text during Islam’s formative period.Key themes include:🔍 The manuscript’s origin and movement from Medina to Khurāsān📜 It's orthographic anomalies and copyist features📖 Variations in the order of sūras and links to Ibn Masʿūd’s recension🌍 Regional readings and their implications for Qurʾānic standardisation
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