Juz’ Amma, 30th section of the Holy Quran

Mamluk dynasty, 1250-1300

This manuscript was most probably commissioned by a Mamluk dignitary of Cairo or Damascus, as numerous large-sized Qurans were ordered for religious institutions at the time. It includes the last juz or section of a Quran in several volumes, written in the elegant cursive muhaqqaq script. The bismillah (“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the most Merciful”) introducing each surah is written in gold letters while the titles of the chapters are in blue.