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Gator
10-24-2007, 07:02 PM
Record price for 13th-century Quran

Wed Oct 24, 7:28 AM ET

LONDON - A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.

Link - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071024/...KAWlRmjdYDW7oF

Thought it would be of interest.

Thanks.
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Woodrow
10-24-2007, 07:08 PM
Astagfirullah, the disrespect of it even being put up for auction makes me cry.
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omar_2133
10-25-2007, 08:19 AM
It's such a shame they have to treat God's word as a matter of bucks and dollas.

The only thing I can hope now is if the money goes to charity to feed some poor, starving souls rather than line some greedy business man's big fat pockets.
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Kittygyal
10-25-2007, 10:49 AM
Salamualikum.

This thread should be closed ha?
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Gator
10-25-2007, 03:33 PM
Sorry y'all. Didn't mean to make you feel bad.

I was actually more interested in the information the article provided. (that it was the oldest most complete copy, that it represented a change in format and some of its history and other copies.)

Maybe a Muslim purchased it to perserve it correctly.

Thanks and sorry again.
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salman786
10-26-2007, 02:54 AM
I say worth every penny...


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An 800-year-old copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, has sold for a world record price of £1,140,500 at an auction in London.

The Koran, which has been dated to 1203, is believed to be the oldest known complete copy written in gold.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...koran_i203.jpg

The calligraphy has marginal notes written in silver.

Auction house Christie's said it was a world record for both a Koran and an Islamic manuscript. It was expected to sell for between £500,000 and £750,000.

A second Koran, a nearly-complete text from the 10th century, was sold for almost £916,500.
Both were sold on behalf of the Hispanic Society of America, and were bought by British trade buyers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7060045.stm
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Isambard
10-28-2007, 12:06 AM
It wasnt a small price....lol

I dont really see what the big deal is. Its not the first Qur'an and its certainly not the last.

I wish I had that kind of dough to spend on books THAT rare:(
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جوري
10-28-2007, 05:48 AM
How did the original hispanic fellow aquire this museum quality treasure to begin with?.. isn't it a crying shame how much of our prized possessions Islamic or pre-Islamic have been smuggled, distributed bought and sold illicitly?

it is disheartening...

:w:
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