Makkah's Quran museum shows a 15th-century manuscript in thuluth script

The Holy Quran Museum in the Hira Cultural District of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is displaying a Quran manuscript from the 15th century CE, a fine example of historic penmanship and the beauty of Arabic calligraphy.

The manuscript was written in the ninth century of the Hijri calendar in thuluth script. Known for its broad letterforms, flexible structure and balanced arrangement of letters, the script reflects the care and skill artists brought to writing and decorating the Quran across the eras of Islam.

Elongated letters, fine curves and even spacing are hallmarks of thuluth. Master calligraphers also used it to decorate mosque architecture, mihrabs and domes, balancing legibility with visual grandeur.

The manuscript gives visitors a sense of how the writing of the Quran developed, joining religious reverence with the evolution of regional calligraphic styles. Preserving and displaying old manuscripts documents the continuity of an art of handwriting that grew over centuries.

The museum, beside Mount Hira, presents the history of the Quran and how it was compiled. The manuscript is on show as part of its programme of exhibits.

Reported by Barta24's Islam desk.

Source: Barta24