That link will take you, as you can tell, to a page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
There you will see a page that should seem familiar...
Here is the description that you will see at the Met:
This page once belonged to the largest and among the most majestic Qur'an manuscripts produced in the medieval Maghrib. Qur'anic books and calligraphy in the Maghrib retained archaic features long since abandoned farther east. Such features include the use of parchment instead of polished paper; a square format; and deep, sweeping, rounded letter terminals. While the effect may be somewhat stiff, it is undeniably elegant and the elements of illumination as well as the overall graphic impact are nothing short of superb.
I can't tell your reaction at seeing this page... extracted from a mushaf... "this page once belonged"...
But I know this -- the words are as true today as the day they were revealed.
Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. La ilaha illAllah.
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