The Thaalibia Quran is a

mushaf 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 ...

(Quranic manuscript) written in

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in the

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Manuscript description

The transcription of this mushaf was done in accordance with 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 ...

, which is the main canonical qirāʼah, or method of reciting the Qur'an, practiced in

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. Since 1895, the two brothers Kaddour Rodosi and Ali Rodosi made this initiative to publish a Warsh mushaf through their publishing house, Thaalibia Publishing.

Editions

The printed copy of this Quran Mus'haf followed several editions. The 1905 edition Mus'haf was first published by the Thaalibia Publishing in 1905 in a full version. The manuscript was written by Ahmed Mansali. The 1907 edition was edited by the same

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. The manuscript of this edition of the Mus'haf was written by Omar Racim (1884–1959). The manuscript of 1912 edition was written by Mohamed Cherradi, who was also responsible for the 1931 edition. and 1937 edition. The 1937 Mus'haf was also divided in four quarters printed separately: # First quarter, from Al-Fatiha to

Al-An'am Al-An'am ( ar, ٱلأنعام, ; The Cattle) is the sixth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 165 verses ( āyāt). Coming in order in the Quran after al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran, an-Nisa', and al-Ma'idah, this surah dwells on such themes as the ...

. # Second quarter, from Al-A'raf to

Al-Kahf Al-Kahf ( ar, الكهف, ; The Cave) is the List of chapters in the Quran, 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is an earli ...

. # Third quarter, from Maryam to Fatir. # Fourth quarter, from

Ya-Sin Yā SīnGeorge Sale translates Y. S. (also Yaseen; ar, يٰسٓ, ; the letters 'Yodh#Arabic yāʼ, Yāʼ' and 'Shin (letter)#Arabic šīn/sīn, Sīn') is the 36th sūrah, chapter of the Quran (''sūrah''). It has 83 verses (''āyāt''). It is ...

Al-Nas Al-Nās or Mankind ( ar, الناس, ''an-nās'') is the 114th and last chapter (''sūrah'') of the Qur'an. It is a short six- verse invocation. : ۝ Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, :۝ The Sovereign of mankind. :۝ The God of manki ...

. The Thaalibia Quran was reproduced by independent

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from 1962 til 1971 in a full version. The idea of realizing the Algeria Quran was then born and concretised in 1979 with the participation of the illustrator .

Gallery

1931 edition

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1937 edition

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