Samarkand Kufic Quran

The Samarkand Kufic Quran (also known as the Mushaf Uthmani, Samarkand codex, Tashkent Quran and Uthman Qur'an) is a Quranic manuscript, or mushaf. It is one of the oldest surviving Qur'an manuscripts in the world,^[1] although its exact dating is uncertain. Tradition holds that it is one of the six manuscripts that were penned under the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan, when an official standard version of the Qur'anic text is said to have been compiled. Modern studies have suggested various dates for its production ranging from the 7th to 10th centuries.^[2] Today, about one third of the manuscript is kept in the Hast Imam library in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, while other pages are held in various collections around the world.

^ Ekhtiar, Maryam (2011). "Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
^ Rezvan, E. A. (2000). "On The Dating Of An "'Uthmanic Qur'an" From St. Petersburg" (PDF). Manuscripta Orientalia. 6 (3): 19–22.

[:0-1] Ekhtiar, Maryam (2011). "Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

[:1-2] Rezvan, E. A. (2000). "On The Dating Of An "'Uthmanic Qur'an" From St. Petersburg" (PDF). Manuscripta Orientalia. 6 (3): 19–22.

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