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Bihari Quran

Bihari Qur’an. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/6783/#q=koran&qla=en. The folio contains verses 2-8 of Surat al-Kahf (The Cave) and verses 67-70 of the Surat Bani Isra’il (The Children of Israel). The text is in Arabic with interlinear Persian translation in red ink. The Bihari script — a variant of naskh typical of northern India after the conquest by Timur (Tamerlane) (1336-1405) and prior to the establishment of the Mughal Dynasty — indicates that this item was probably created in India between 1400 and 1525.