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In 610 C.E., the words of the Qur'an were revealed to Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) by God (Allah) through the Angel Gabriel. These words, and the
knowledge they conveyed, were addressed to all humanity and were shared orally until the time came for them to be written down.
Since that time, the text of the Qur'an has never been altered. The language of the book remains exactly as it was revealed to Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). It contains the ideas and principles from which Muslim society has developed its laws, value systems, and rules of conduct.
Writing the very words of God as they were revealed to Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is an act of piety, as well as of extraordinary skill. The need to
record precisely every syllable of the revelation has elevated the written word to the status of a noble art - the art of calligraphy.
The Qur'an is divided into 114 chapters, suras. Each sura is divided into verses, ayas. The number of ayas in a sura determines, with a few
exceptions, their order of appearance in the Qur'an. The longest, which has 286 verses, stands at the beginning of the book, while the
shortest, having three verses, concludes the writing.
This Qur'an is one of two volumes. It is written in black naskhi script with the Arabic verses divided into single words and short phrases
followed by a Persian translation and commentary.
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