The Algeria Quran is a Quranic manuscript (''
mus'haf
A muṣḥaf ( ar, مُصْحَفْ, ; plural ''maṣāḥif'') is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran. The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-year ...
'') written in
Algeria
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with the
Kufic script
Kufic script () is a style of Arabic script that gained prominence early on as a preferred script for Quran transcription and architectural decoration, and it has since become a reference and an archetype for a number of other Arabic scripts. It ...
, written according to the
Warsh recitation
Abu Sa'id Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi, better known as Warsh (110-197AH), was a significant figure in the history of Quranic recitation (''qira'at''), the canonical methods of reciting the Qur'an. Alongside Qalun, he was one of the two primary ...
in 1977 by .
To date, the print copy has seen three editions, the first published by the SNED, (formerly
Hachette Algeria), in 1979. The Second edition (1984) was published by ENAG and the third by the EPA in 2010.
See also
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Islam in Algeria
Islam is the majority and state religion in Algeria. The vast majority of citizens are Sunni Muslims belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence, with a minority of Ibadi Islam, most of whom live in the M'zab Valley region. Islam provides the soc ...
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Thaalibia Quran
The Thaalibia Quran is a mushaf (Quranic manuscript) written in Algeria in the Maghrebi script.
Manuscript description
The transcription of this mushaf was done in accordance with the Warsh recitation, which is the main canonical qirāʼah, or ...
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Ten recitations
The ten recitations or ten readings are ten Qira'ates and recitations of the Quran approved by scholars in their research to determine the frequent recitations.
History
The Quran was revealed in seven ''ahruf'' or letters, and the letters are not ...
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Warsh recitation
Abu Sa'id Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi, better known as Warsh (110-197AH), was a significant figure in the history of Quranic recitation (''qira'at''), the canonical methods of reciting the Qur'an. Alongside Qalun, he was one of the two primary ...
References
Islam in Algeria
Quranic manuscripts
Warsh recitation
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